In anticipation of the launch of #REALITYCHECK on AR’s channels - a campaign initiated by Kabul Luftbrücke together with 13 NGOs active in Germany helping Afghans at risk - we would like to draw attention to the open letter that Artists at Risk (AR) and these German and international NGOs addressed to the German government concerning the Bundesaufnahmeprogramm für Afghanistan (BAP) earlier this year.

It was sent to Federal Minister of the Interior and Community, Nancy Faeser, and Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock. Together, we express our concerns with the BAP programme, and regret that until now, half a year after the announcement of the programme for Afghanistan and almost two years after the Taliban came to power, not a single Afghan applicant has been received in Germany through the Federal Admission Programme for relocations from Afghanistan (BAP).