Second wave of deportation of Afghan refugees from Germany; people returned to Kabul
The German government returned 81 Afghan asylum seekers to Afghanistan on Friday morning, as part of its strict immigration policies.
The men, some of whom had criminal records, were flown to Kabul on a Qatar Airways charter flight from Leipzig airport, German media reported. This is the second group of Afghan refugees to be deported by the German government in recent months.
The first mass deportation of 28 Afghan refugees was carried out on August 30 last year under the leadership of former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The expulsion today, however, was carried out by the new German government led by Faust Hertz.
According to official figures from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, more than 446,000 Afghan asylum seekers were registered in Germany as of the end of May. Of these, at least 11,423 are either facing deportation or their residence status is temporary and uncertain.
After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 21, 2021, a huge wave of migration took place, with hundreds of thousands of Afghans seeking refuge in various countries, including Germany. But now, with the German government changing its approach, the process of returning Afghan refugees is being pursued with greater intensity—even as Afghanistan continues to face deep humanitarian and political crises.
