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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Germany Presses Ahead With Deportations To Afghanistan

Like many countries, Germany had stopped deportations to Afghanistan and closed its embassy in Kabul after the Taliban's return to power in 2021 (Credit: AFP)

Germany said Friday it had deported 81 Afghan men convicted of crimes to their Taliban-controlled homeland, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government looks to signal a hard line on immigration.

Europe's top economy was forging ahead with a "policy change", said Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, who was also hosting several European counterparts for a migration meeting.

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