The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Germany may significantly increase deportation flights for Afghan nationals convicted of crimes, according to a report by Austria Presse Agentur, citing German media outlet Bild am Sonntag.
The report said German authorities are considering expanding
charter deportation flights to Afghanistan to as many as three per month,
following technical-level discussions between representatives of Germany’s
Interior Ministry and the Taliban.
According to the report, at least 100 Afghan nationals with
deportation orders are currently being held in prisons or immigration detention
facilities across Germany.
In addition to charter flights, deportations via regular
commercial flights are expected to continue.
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told Bild am
Sonntag that deportations of convicted offenders to Afghanistan would be
carried out “regularly and reliably.”
“Anyone who abuses our protection and commits serious crimes
here must seek their future in their home country,” Dobrindt said. “Our society
has a legitimate interest in ensuring that criminals leave our country.”
