Thousands of Afghan employees who worked with Western governments, organizations and the military, who have papers confirming their eligibility to leave Afghanistan along with their families are still waiting to leave, often in fear for their lives. Evidence presented by a civil servant in the UK suggests serious government failure in the handling of the evacuation.
The German government flew 345 people from Kabul to Doha on Wednesday, according to the Foreign Office. Meanwhile, diplomatic talks with the Taliban continue.
Another flight with refugees from Afghanistan has landed in Greece. Among the more than 100 people were primarily judges, lawyers, journalists and other people whose lives were in danger under the Taliban regime.
The numbers of Afghan migrants turning to smugglers in border towns like Zaranj is anecdotally increasing dramatically. A recent BBC report from there found many of those fleeing had worked for the government or had other middle-class jobs.
Diplomatic relations between the German government and the Taliban remain slow, as at least several hundred Afghans with visas are still waiting to leave the country. Meanwhile, the UNHCR is stepping up its efforts to prepare the country for winter.
Afghans who have come to Germany since the Taliban took power in August can expect to be socially and economically integrated faster than those who fled after 2015-2016, say labor and migration experts in Germany.
The human rights organization Amnesty International says there are "few routes to safety for Afghans at risk of Taliban reprisals" at the moment.
After their dangerous evacuation from Kabul, many Afghans in Germany are struggling with bureaucratic hurdles. It has left many frustrated.
According to Germany's interior ministry, some 4,300 former Afghan local staff have told the German government they are at risk and wish to leave Afghanistan. A total of 2,054 local staff and their family members have been brought to Germany thus far.
The Italian government has announced that there are now 3,000 more spots within its system of reception and integration to host Afghans that have fled their country.
An Afghan girl evacuated from Kabul over the summer managed to hold on to her treasured pet, a Mynah bird. But for health reasons the bird was not allowed to fly all the way to France with the girl. That’s when the French ambassador to the UAE promised to take care of the bird for her.
More than 9,000 people are stranded at military bases in Ramstein and Kaiserslautern. Washington suspended flights when measles was detected among evacuees landing in the US.