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Germany deports Afghan nationals for first time since Taliban takeover

File photo of demonstrators in Germany protesting the deportation of around 50 Afghan refugees from Munich airport taken February 22, 2017. © Matthias Balk, AFP

Germany on Friday reversed a policy to stop returning migrants to Afghanistan due to human rights concerns after the Taliban took power in 2021. The first group of 28 Afghans who were “convicted offenders”, according to German authorities, boarded a Kabul-bound Friday as the Germany’s coalition government faces pressure to take a tougher stance on migration.

Germany on Friday said it carried out the first deportation of Afghans back to their home country since Taliban authorities took power in August 2021, as Berlin faces pressure to crack down on migration.

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