Germany Deports Afghans for First Time Since Taliban Take Over

Frankfurt — Germany said Friday it was deporting Afghans back to their country, the first deportations since the Taliban government returned to power in August 2021 amid pressure on Berlin to crack down on migration. “They are Afghan citizens, all convicted criminals who have no right to reside in Germany and have been issued deportation orders against them,” government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in a statement. Magazine The mirrorciting security sources, said a Qatar Airways charter flight to Kabul took off from Leipzig airport before 0500 GMT carrying 28 Afghans. Spiegel reported the operation was the result of two months of “secret negotiations” in which Qatar acted as an intermediary between Berlin and Taliban authorities. Hebestreit said Germany had “asked for the support of key regional partners to facilitate the deportations”, without providing further details. Germany stopped deportations to Afghanistan altogether and closed its embassy in Kabul after the Taliban government took power in 2021. Friday's deportations come as the German government faces growing calls to curb illegal migration and take tougher action against dangerous and convicted asylum seekers, following a series of high-profile crimes committed by suspected migrants. Germany is still reeling from a stabbing attack last week at …

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