Germany deports 28 Afghans for first time since 2021 Taliban takeover

Supporters of the far-right and anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party gather a week after the murder of a police officer by an Afghan immigrant, in Mannheim, Germany [File: Thomas Lohnes/Getty]

Germany has deported 28 Afghan nationals charged with criminal acts, in the first such move since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.

“These were Afghan nationals, all of whom were convicted criminals who had no right to stay in Germany and against whom deportation orders had been issued,” German government spokesman Stefan Hebestreit said on Friday.