Germany offers to pay Afghans to drop relocation plans


Afghan nationals board a bus as they arrived in Germany from Pakistan at Hannover Airport, after legal and diplomatic pressure pushed Germany to resume a scheme that allows the entry of vulnerable Afghans, in Hannover, Germany, September 1, 2025. REUTERS/Christian Mang

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany has offered cash to Afghan nationals stranded in Pakistan if they give up efforts to enter Europe's biggest economy under a resettlement programme, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Wednesday.

The move is part of an effort by conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government to show it is tackling migration, a major concern for many German voters at a time when the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) tops several opinion polls.

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