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Germany Allows Taliban Envoys to Facilitate Deportations

GERMANY, JUL 21 – Two Taliban consular officials will assist Germany with deportations of Afghan nationals convicted of serious crimes, following the deportation of 81 individuals last week, government sources said.

  • In Berlin, the German government confirmed that two Taliban officials will assist deportations, with envoys assigned to the Afghan embassy in Berlin and the consulate in Bonn.
  • Amid resumed deportations on July 18, Germany has maintained limited contact with the Taliban for migration concerns, and technical contacts have been facilitated by Qatar.
  • Human rights observers say returning Afghans is inappropriate, Ravina Shamdasani said, and Germany’s UN ambassador warned that violations targeting women and girls isolate the country.
  • Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt noted that deportations to Taliban-run Afghanistan are drawing attention across Europe, while Merz emphasized consular staffing does not imply recognition.
  • Further flights are in the pipeline, Kornelius said, and Khaama Press reported that `This process is not completed with just one flight`.
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The Taliban treats women and its own citizens so miserably that an international arrest warrant was put on its leader a few weeks ago. Yet the Danish government calls it “great progress” if, like Germany, it can forcibly deport Afghans.

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While 81 individuals of Afghan origin, convicted of various criminal or criminal acts, have recently been expelled from their territory, Germany is preparing to intensify its policy of expulsion. On Monday, 21 July, 20 Minutes reports that the German authorities have planned to meet soon with representatives of the Taliban power. The objective: to engage in concrete discussions with a view to possible further expulsions. The latest operation, co…

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The deputy parliamentary leader of the Greens, Brugger, criticises the fact that the Federal Government is bringing Afghan consular officers to Germany to organise return flights.

·Germany
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epochtimes.de broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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