Germany Deports 25 Convicted Afghans Back to Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

Germany has deported 25 convicted Afghan nationals back to Afghanistan, marking another controversial removal of foreign criminals to their home country. The deportation was carried out under an agreement between Germany's Interior Ministry and Afghanistan's de facto Taliban government, which has controlled the country since 2021. Critics have condemned the deportations, arguing that Germany is legitimizing the Taliban regime and contributing to human rights violations by sending people back to a country where the radical Islamist movement has imposed severe restrictions on personal freedoms and systematically oppressed women and minorities.