Two years after its launch, the German government’s scheme aimed at taking in people who could be potentially persecuted by Afghanistan’s Taliban government faces an uncertain future due to a potential funding freeze, NGOs have warned. In a joint statement, eight organizations including Kabul Luftbrücke (Kabul Airlift), Mission Lifeline and the International Rescue Committee Germany, said that the ongoing negotiations for the 2025 federal budget were the last opportunity to secure funding for the programme’s continuation. Since the Islamist Taliban took power in August 2021, the scheme has ena…