A plane carrying 40 Afghan citizens convicted of sexual crimes, violent offenses, and drug trafficking flew from Leipzig Airport in Germany to Kabul on Wednesday, 28 October. Most of these individuals were transferred directly from German prisons to the airport before being deported to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
This marks the fifth deportation flight of Afghan nationals from Germany in recent months. Earlier this year, several other flights returned dozens of Afghan citizens, including the most recent flight of 13 individuals in mid-September, with others taking place in June, August, and September.<\/p>\n
Alexander Dobrindt, Germany’s Interior Minister, told the media that the country’s policy is based on the systematic and lawful return of criminals, emphasizing that offenders must leave German soil. According to him, strict control measures and rigorous law enforcement are the government’s primary objectives.<\/p>\n
These deportations come amid protests last Sunday, when hundreds gathered at multiple German airports to demonstrate against the detention and deportation of migrants, raising concerns about the social and humanitarian impacts of such actions.<\/p>\n
Reports indicate that the establishment of regular deportation flights of Afghan nationals is based on agreements between the German Interior Ministry and the Taliban administration, a development that may entail varied legal and humanitarian consequences for the individuals returned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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