{"id":2519,"date":"2021-07-15T13:21:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T11:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erik-marquardt.eu\/?p=2519"},"modified":"2021-07-15T13:21:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T11:21:25","slug":"offener-brief-an-heiko-maas-zu-abschiebungen-nach-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erik-marquardt.eu\/en\/open-letter-to-heiko-maas-about-deportations-to-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Open letter to Heiko Maas on deportations to Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Taliban are conquering more and more territory, people are fleeing and the Afghan government asked for a halt to deportations. I have taken all of these events as an opportunity to a letter to Heiko Maas <\/a>to write. I would ask him to adjust the assessment of the current security situation in the situation report, irrespective of any domestic political motives and in accordance with new findings and developments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear Federal Minister Maas, <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n the security situation in Afghanistan is dramatic. According to the Global Peace Index, Afghanistan is the most unpeaceful country in the world<\/a>. Since the start of the peace negotiations between the Afghan Government and the Taliban, the number of civilian victims has continued to rise and fighting has increased. The hectic withdrawal of US and NATO troops poses serious risks to the stability of the country and its civilian population. At the end of June, the Taliban already controlled 157 districts in Afghanistan, twice as many as at the beginning of May. This means that 40% of districts in the hands of the Taliban<\/a>just as many are in contention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Due to the insecurity, many embassies have already recalled their staff; Australia was the first country to even close its embassy in Kabul. The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is also worrying. In 2021, about half of the population, 18.4 million people, will be dependent on humanitarian aid; at the beginning of 2020, the figure was still 9.4 million people. Reasons for this are<\/a> in addition to the ongoing conflict, natural disasters, chronic poverty, food insecurity and, last but not least, the additional burden of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to a current survey<\/a> The experiences of Afghans deported from Germany show that they, their relatives and supporters are threatened by violence both by the Taliban and by state actors and their social environment. A large number of the interviewees suffered violence after arriving in Afghanistan due to their previous stay in Europe and the \"Westernisation\" that went along with it. Securing a livelihood was virtually impossible due to the economic situation and social exclusion, which is why 70% of the interviewees had to leave the country again after a short time. Those who do not have this option are often left with little other way to secure a livelihood than to join warring parties or gangs. Due to the Taliban's control of numerous areas and connecting roads, it is also almost impossible for returnees to reach their provinces of origin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the latest information, an Afghan deported from Germany in February died on 21 June as a result of a grenade.<\/a> All these findings suggest that the current security situation in Afghanistan and the threat of violence during repatriations make a halt to deportations indispensable. Afghan government also asks for temporary suspension of deportations due to security situation<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n