Germany deported 81 Afghan nationals on Friday, all men previously known to judicial authorities, in its second deportation since the Taliban’s 2021 return. The Interior Ministry said the flight, supported by Qatar, aligns with Berlin’s tougher migration policy. The government plans more deportations, reaffirming its stance on asylum-seekers
German officials said all the men had criminal records. Pic/AFP
Germany deported 81 Afghan nationals to their homeland on Friday, the second time it has done so since the Taliban returned to power and the first since a new government in Berlin pledged a tougher line on migration.
The Interior Ministry said a flight took off Friday morning carrying 81 Afghans, all of them men who had previously come to judicial authorities’ attention. It said in a statement that the deportation was carried out with the help of Qatar, and said the government aims to deport more people to Afghanistan in the future.
More than 10 months ago, Germany’s previous government deported Afghan nationals to their homeland for the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Then-Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to step up deportations of asylum-seekers.
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