Dar es Salaam, April 17 -- GERMANY: A plane carrying scores of Afghan nationals deemed at risk of persecution by the Taliban has prompted a political wrangle in Germany, where an incoming government promises a tougher stance on migration.

Germanys migration debate flared on Thursday as a flight of 138 people who fled Afghanistan and are classified as vulnerable landed in Germany.

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz‘s center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) accused the outgoing coalition of rushing through so-called admission flights ahead of a change of government and fueling support for the far right.

But authorities pointed out that those on the flight had previously been cleared to enter the country, and ad...