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Emran Feroz is an Afghan-Austrian journalist currently based in Stuttgart, Germany. He is regularly writing from Afghanistan, often focusing on the Middle East, Central Asia, drone warfare, refugee policies and human rights. Emran is writing in both German and English. His work has already appeared in international media outlets such as Al Jazeera, The Intercept, Alternet, The Atlantic or the New York Times and in various German and Austrian news papers and magazines.
After Germany Deported Him, This Afghan Refugee Was Hit By A Bomb
When 23-year-old Atiqullah Akbari reached Germany, he hoped to build a new life there and leave war and destruction in his home country, Afghanistan, behind.
However, it didn't happen that way.
In January, after his request for asylum had been rejected, Akbari was deported with 25 other Afghan refugees from Germany to Kabul.
According to the German government, Afghanistan has "safe regions" where people, like deported refugees, can live in peace and security.
But reality on the ground is different. Barely two weeks after Akbari was deported, he was injured by a suicide bombing in the middle of Kabul. Militants attacked the Supreme Court.
At least 20 people were killed while dozens were injured.
According to the UN, more than 11,000 civilians were killed or injured in Afghanistan in 2016.
Since mid-December, 78 Afghan refugees have been deported from Germany. It seems that, like in Akbari's case, the German government doesn't know what might happen to them in Afghanistan and what kind of dangers they face.
Or, to be more precise, the politicians in Berlin and elsewhere might even know it. But they simply don't care.
