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Under Taliban shadow, Afghans in Pakistan look to Germany

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Khudai Noor Nasar in Peshawar
August 29, 2025

Many Afghans in Pakistan have been promised a right to live in Germany but still face constant risk of being deported to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. DW spoke to an Afghan woman who was arrested by the Pakistani authorities.

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