Germany deports Afghan nationals for first time since Taliban takeover in 2021
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Germany deported Afghan nationals on Friday for the first time since August 2021, when the Taliban returned to power. The Solingen attack comes amid debate over immigration ahead of regional elections Sunday in Germany’s Saxony and Thuringia regions where anti-immigration parties such as the populist Alternative for Germany are expected to do well. In June, Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed that the country would start deporting criminals from Afghanistan and Syria again after a knife attack by an Afghan immigrant left one police officer dead and four more people injured.
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Germany deports 28 Afghanistan nationals for first time since Taliban takeover in 2021
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German police detain 2 Afghans for plotting an attack near Swedish parliament over Quran burnings
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Germany, Netherlands suspend deportations to Afghanistan
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