German officials, including representative Dobrindt, are maintaining contact with Afghan refugees through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and are assessing each case for legal and security considerations.

Current measures and recent detentions raise questions about the implementation of Germany's commitments, especially since some detainees with German acceptance offers have already been deported back to Afghanistan.

Over 2,000 Afghan refugees with German resettlement commitments are currently waiting in Pakistan, but some have been detained by Pakistani authorities, including at least 20 individuals placed in deportation centers in Islamabad.

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt confirmed that Pakistani authorities are aware of the refugee program and have been attempting to deport Afghan refugees, including those with German approval, with each case being individually examined.

Germany's federal intake program for Afghanistan aims to protect individuals persecuted for their work in democracy and human rights, including journalists, scientists, and victims of violence based on gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

Since the Taliban's takeover in August 2021, Germany had established refugee programs for Afghans, which were halted in early May by the new coalition government, complicating efforts to assist those awaiting resettlement.

Reporters Without Borders condemned the detention of a journalist and his family, who had a German acceptance offer, and called on the German government to intervene for their release.

Humanitarian organizations criticize Pakistan for violent treatment of refugees, family separations, and are demanding immediate issuance of visas for those affected, amid reports of some Afghan refugees being deported back to Afghanistan.

Despite Germany's legally binding resettlement commitments, the current coalition plans to suspend these programs for Afghan refugees, especially following the Taliban's return to power four years ago.

In April, some Afghan refugees were already relocated from Pakistan to Germany, but recent arrests and deportations have cast doubt on the consistency and security of the resettlement process.