The Danish Refugee Appeals Board ruled in the first two cases concerning Afghan citizens following the suspension of cases concerning Afghan citizens.

In one of the cases, the Refugee Appeals Board granted a residence permit pursuant to section 7 (1) of the Aliens Act. In the second case the Refugee Appeals Board upheld the Danish Immigration Service's refusal of the application.

The Refugee Appeals Board did not find that the general conditions in Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover could in themselves justify a residence permit. The decisions state that, based on background information, the general security situation in Afghanistan improved. Reference wan made to, among others, the Danish Immigration Service's Country of Origin Information, Afghanistan, December 2021, and an EASO publication from 15 November 2021 and the Afghanistan - Country of Origin Information Report of January 2022. The Refugee Appeals Board considered that it cannot be assumed that there was systematic persecution by the Taliban regime and that conditions in Afghanistan are not of such a nature that anyone will be at real risk of being subjected to abuse or persecution or ill-treatment prohibited by Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights as a result of mere presence in Afghanistan.