For five years, Halima* worked in Afghanistan for the German Air Force in the security sector. Now she fears for her life.
During her time with the aerial branch of the Bundeswehr, her personal details and facial biometrics were collected and stored. In 2012, health problems forced her to leave the role. Then the Taliban returned – and alongside them, terror.
Because of her previous work with the German government, she became a target for the hardline Islamist militant group.
The first Tornados from the German Air Force's Reconnaissance Wing 51 ‘Immelmann’ at Camp Marmal in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, 5 April 2007 Michael Kappeler/dapd
The forgotten local hires
As early as 2013, the German government had promised Halima support. She was given an email address at the Foreign Office, which she has tried to contact several times since the troop withdrawal
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