Iran Press/Europe: This deportation comes after the Taliban interim government regained power in Afghanistan in August 2021.
The report cited a statement from German government spokesperson, Steffen Hebestreit, who clarified that the deported individuals were Afghans who had committed criminal offenses and, therefore, had no legal right to remain in Germany. The decision to deport them had been legally sanctioned.
AFP also reported that the German magazine Der Spiegel, quoting security officials, stated that a chartered Qatar Airways flight carrying 28 Afghan nationals departed from Leipzig Airport, Germany, headed for Kabul.
Earlier, in June 2024, the Taliban interim government in Afghanistan had reacted to Berlin's decision to deport Afghan nationals. Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed concern over Germany's decision, hoping that both countries could resolve the issue diplomatically to protect citizens' rights.
The Taliban government urged German authorities to manage this issue through proper consular channels and bilateral agreements to avoid returning Afghan nationals to uncertain or unsafe conditions.
Germany's Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, called for stricter measures against migrants following the fatal stabbing of a police officer by an Afghan refugee in early June 2024. She emphasized that migrants posing a threat to Germany's security would be deported to their home countries.
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