German politicians have struck a welcoming tone toward Afghan refugees, but experts warn this could be short lived.
The arrival of over 1.2 million refugees in 2015 proved a tough and divisive subject for Europe's leaders.
In recent days, Germany, like many other Western countries, has been working to evacuate Germans and Afghan citizens who have supported its work on the ground over the past 20 years from Afghanistan. At the time, Merkel was criticized for keeping the German borders open to those fleeing to safety, even though she also negotiated a relocation scheme within the EU designed to share the burden across the member states.
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