Government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit described the 28 Afghans as convicted criminals, but did not provide details of any offences. Interior minister Nancy Faeser called the move a security issue for Germany. “The security interests of Germany clearly outweigh the claim for protection of criminals and individuals endangering national security,” said Mr Hebestreit.
German chancellor Olaf Scholz, speaking near Leipzig yesterday, called it “a clear sign” that his nation will find ways to deal with those who commit crime.
A plane carrying the Afghan nationals left Leipzig on a Qatar Airways plane bound for Kabul yesterday morning, German newspaper Der Spiegel reported. But Berlin will not take steps towards the normalisation of its relations with the Taliban, a foreign ministry spokesperson said.
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