Afghanistan
Taliban confirms: Criminals deported from Germany are free
Suhail Shahin, head of the Taliban political bureau in the Qatari capital Doha, has confirmed the release of those deported to Afghanistan
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A few days ago, 28 criminals were deported from Germany to Afghanistan. There they were sent to prison – but not for long.
At the end of August, a deportation flight from Germany to Afghanistan took off for the first time since the Taliban seized power three years ago, on a plane operated by the Qatari airline Qatar Airways. The 28 deportees were convicted criminals who had no right to remain in Germany and whose deportation orders had been appealed. Union politicians called for more deportation flights.
Germany deports to Afghanistan
According to the news channel Al Jazeera, the Gulf emirate of Qatar mediated between the German government and the Taliban rulers for the deportation. Germany has no diplomatic relations with the Taliban in Kabul. So far, no country in the world has officially recognized the Islamist government. The group is internationally isolated, particularly because of its disregard for human rights and, above all, women’s rights. Qatar has already mediated between the West and the Taliban in the past.