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In a First Since Taliban Takeover, Austria Deports Afghan Man Who Spent 4 Years in Jail for Sexual Crime
Austria resumed deportations targeting primarily criminal offenders despite human rights concerns, marking the first Afghan deportation since the Taliban takeover four years ago.
- On Tuesday, Austria deported one Afghan national to Kabul, the first deportation since the Taliban takeover years ago, with Chancellor Christian Stocker saying, `Austria is thus sending a clear message: zero tolerance for anyone who has forfeited their right to remain by committing criminal offences.`
- The three-party ruling coalition took office in March after the FPO won elections but failed to govern, and Austria had for months hoped to resume deportations to Afghanistan.
- Amnesty International warned that Afghanistan remains one of the most dangerous countries, while Syria and Afghanistan are the top countries of origin for asylum-seekers in Austria.
- The government has prioritized deporting criminal offenders initially, and the Interior Ministry under Gerhard Karner is preparing further deportations soon.
- In July Austria became the first European Union country to deport a Syrian, and the government's migration policy prioritizes fighting illegal immigration through stricter returns.
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Vienna has moved the first offender to Afghanistan since the Taliban took power. Talks on "technical level" had been preceded by talks.
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