{"id":304392,"date":"2025-12-22T21:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-are-the-prospects-for-stranded-afghans-who-have-now-been-denied-german-protection-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T21:00:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:00:38","slug":"what-are-the-prospects-for-stranded-afghans-who-have-now-been-denied-german-protection-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-are-the-prospects-for-stranded-afghans-who-have-now-been-denied-german-protection-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the prospects for stranded Afghans who have now been denied German protection? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/4o4LDU63knQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What are the prospects for stranded Afghans who have now been denied German protection? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4o4LDU63knQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pakistan is ramping up deportations targeting the over 700,000 Afghans who fled there, following the Taliban&#8217;s return to power in 2021. Many refugees are afraid to return to Afghanistan, especially those who worked for the Western alliance that pushed the Taliban out of power more than 20 years ago. DW spoke to several Afghans as they prepared for a flight to Germany, which agreed to take in 160 asylum seekers last week &#8211; and also with those who still don&#8217;t know if they will ever find a safe place to live. <\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown<br \/>\n0:00 Merz revokes pledges to grant visas to Afghans who previously worked for the German state<br \/>\n3:16 Michaela K\u00fcfner, DW Chief Political Editor,<br \/>\n7:15 Eva Beyer, Kabul L\u00fcftbr\u00fccke, on the situation of stranded Afghans who were promised protection in Germany<\/p>\n<p>#afghanistan #merzgovernment<br \/>\n#afghanasylum<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan is ramping up deportations targeting the over 700,000 Afghans who fled there, following the Taliban&#8217;s return to power in 2021. Many refugees are afraid to return to Afghanistan, especially those who worked for the Western alliance that pushed the Taliban out of power more than 20 years ago. 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