Germany’s Generous Offer: 'We Invaded, You Pay'
Al-Monitor reports Germany is offering cash incentives to Afghans in Pakistan to abandon their relocation efforts to Europe. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative government frames this as tackling migration concerns, especially as the far-right AfD rises in polls. It’s a clean narrative that conveniently airbrushes the initial reasons *why* so many Afghans are seeking refuge in the first
place. Perhaps Berlin forgot its own 20-year involvement in Afghanistan, joining the US-led invasion that destabilized the country, created millions of refugees, and ultimately left it to the Taliban. The West funds the wars, then offers pocket change to those fleeing the fallout. It’s a perverse form of foreign aid: 'We broke your nation, here’s a bus fare home.'