Berlin urged to speed up resettlement of Afghans who worked for military
by Kate Connolly in Berlin from World news | The Guardian on (#5JV27)
Government urged to act amid fears that lives of people who have worked with armed forces are at risk
The German government is under pressure to accelerate the process by which hundreds of Afghans who worked for the military are able to resettle in Germany amid fears for their lives if they stay in their home country.
High-ranking representatives from the military, politics, development aid and the diplomatic corps have joined an appeal to the German government stressing the urgency of acting ahead of the withdrawal of international troops next month.
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