US Edition'Repatriation Effort': Germany Deports 81 Afghans to ...
GERMANY, JUL 19 – Germany resumed deportations of 81 Afghan nationals with criminal records last week, involving Taliban consular officials to aid processing amid stricter migration enforcement.
- On July 18, 2025, Germany deported 81 convicted Afghan men via a flight from Leipzig Airport coordinated with Qatari authorities.
- This deportation follows a suspension after the Taliban took power in 2021 and signals a policy shift under Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
- Interior Minister Dobrindt stated that deportations must continue safely, criminal offenders have no residence rights, and he met European counterparts on migration policy.
- The German government announced that two representatives from the Taliban will be assigned consular duties in Germany to support deportation processes, emphasizing that this arrangement does not constitute formal diplomatic recognition.
- The deportations reflect a stricter migration enforcement despite criticism from the UN and Amnesty International given Afghanistan's ongoing instability and human rights concerns.
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Germany still does not want to officially recognize the Taliban. However, in order to organize further deportations, two Afghan consular officers were allowed to arrive on the weekend. The Federal Government evaluates the flight with 81 offenders on Friday as a success.
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NotreTemps.comTaliban sends envoys to Germany to coordinate deportations
BERLIN: The German government said Monday that two new envoys had been sent by Afghanistan’s Taliban administration to help coordinate deportations, days after 81 convicted Afghans were sent back to their homeland. The flight on Friday was the second from Germany since expulsions to Afghanistan resumed last year. Germany does not recognize the Taliban leaders in Afghanistan
Germany has prepared in secret talks the deportation of 81 Afghans, which has been carried out today. Some of them announced immediately after landing in Kabul: they want to return to Germany.
Interior Minister Dobrindt celebrates the first deportation flight to Afghanistan at Zugspitze. Germany is safer, criminals are deported.
Germany has deported more than 80 criminals to Afghanistan. What happened to them after arrival? Of course - the Taliban use them for their staging. By Stefanie Markert.
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