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German deportations of Afghan nationals

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2026-07-29 04:04 UTC → 2026-07-29 22:45 UTC · added removed

In late July 2026 Germany broadened expanded its deportation regime for Afghan citizens. The new rules, confirmed on On 24 July, allow expulsion of July the Interior Ministry confirmed that any Afghan subject to a legal removal order, order could be expelled, with travel documents issued through coordination coordinated with the Taliban. Human‑rights groups warned that returns could expose deportees to persecution. On The first flight under the new arrangement took off on the night of 28 July a charter flight departed from Leipzig/Halle Airport Airport, carrying 31 Afghan nationals men back to Kabul. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said most passengers were convicted of serious crimes offences such as murder and rape; one passenger had no criminal conviction record but faced a compulsory removal order after an unsuccessful stay‑elsewhere attempt. About 250 order. Around 250‑260 protesters gathered at the airport, criticising condemning the direct Germany‑Taliban agreement that bypasses third‑country intermediaries. Saxon Interior Minister Armin Schuster defended the operation, describing the deportees as “multiple and intensive offenders.” The flight brought raised the total number of Afghans returned to Afghanistan to 204 during the current legislative period. The same day marked the first deportation of an Afghan without a criminal record since the Taliban’s return period to power. The individual’s asylum claim had been rejected after exhausting procedural avenues, 204, and his removal drew renewed criticism from Amnesty International, which reported human‑rights groups continued to warn that returns could expose deportees to persecution, noting that at least one deportee had later died after being sent back. Since Germany resumed deportations to Afghanistan in 2024, more than 200 people have been expelled. Separately, Separate cases, such as the arrest of Afghan engineer Faridoon Tofan, who had fled the Taliban and received German asylum, was arrested at Munich Airport after an unauthorized bus trip to Italy. A deportation flight scheduled for the same night did not include him because a Tofan in Munich, underscored ongoing legal appeal was pending. Rights groups Pro Asyl and Amnesty International continue to contest his removal, highlighting procedural concerns within challenges to the broader deportation policy.

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