Interior Ministry: 40 Convicted Men Deported to Kabul, 28 October
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Germany deported 40 Afghan men to Kabul on a charter flight on Wednesday 28 October, according to a spokesman for the Federal Interior Ministry. The plane left from Leipzig/Halle Airport and landed in Kabul. The ministry said all 40 men had been convicted of crimes in Germany, including manslaughter, rape, sexual abuse of children, assault and drug dealing.
Ten federal states took part in the collective deportation: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. According to the ministry, 303 Afghan men have been deported from Germany to Afghanistan since the start of the current legislative period. In February 2026 the Federal Police flew deportees directly to Kabul for the first time without help from a third country, based on an arrangement with the Taliban authorities.
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said such returns are a "regular and reliable part of our migration policy". The cooperation with the Taliban remains disputed. Last weekend several hundred people protested at German airports against deportations to Afghanistan and against working with the Taliban government.
This flight concerned people with criminal convictions whom the authorities had ordered to leave. It does not change the rules for asylum seekers or recognised refugees who have not committed crimes. Anyone with an open asylum case, a residence permit question or a letter from the immigration office about their status should follow their own case with the responsible authority and keep every deadline in that letter. Free advice is available from migration counselling services, refugee councils and lawyers specialised in residence law.
Sources: DER SPIEGEL, FAZ (dpa)
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