Afghans deported from Germany freed by Taliban

• The deportation follows high-profile attacks by Afghan and Syrian suspects in Germany.
• Despite the deportation, Germany will not normalize relations with the Taliban.
• Chancellor Olaf Scholz is leading negotiations to expedite deportations and curb migration.

The Taliban government has freed dozens of Afghans deported from Germany, The Independent reported. This deportation marked Germany’s first since the 2021 Taliban takeover, occurring as Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to crack down on foreign criminals.

The Taliban said they released up to 28 Afghans sent back to Afghanistan about a week ago after the deportees provided “written assurances.” Suhail Shahin, the chief of the Taliban political bureau in Qatar, stated that the deportees pledged not to commit crimes in Afghanistan.

Amnesty International and other human rights groups criticized the German government for putting the Afghans at risk in their homeland. The deportation, which followed months of negotiations, came after a series of high-profile attacks in Germany by Afghan and Syrian suspects. In May, a 25-year-old Afghan stabbed a German police officer.

A week ago, a Syrian national allegedly carried out a deadly knife attack in Solingen, killing three people and injuring eight others.

Scholz said: “It outrages me when someone who has found protection here commits the most serious crimes.”

Despite the deportation deal, Germany will avoid normalizing relations with the Taliban.

A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said: “As long as the general conditions are as they are, and the Taliban behave the way they do, there will be no effort to normalize relations with the Taliban.”

“There are contacts on a technical level, especially through our representative office in Doha.”

Scholz is leading negotiations between the government, opposition, and German state governments to expedite deportations and curb migration. He also announced measures to cut state financial support for refugees entering Germany from other EU countries.

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