Germany Deports 81 Convicted Afghans
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Germany Deports 81 Convicted Afghans Amid UN Concerns

Germany has deported 81 Afghans to their home country. It is the second time such a deportation is carried out since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan almost four years ago and the first since the current government took office.

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The German Ministry of the Interior says in a statement that 81 Afghan citizens, all men convicted of crimes, are being deported with the help of Qatar.

The UN demands an "immediate stop" to the deportations, especially considering that some may risk persecution, arbitrary detention or torture, according to spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani.

Germany's Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz has promised a tougher line on migration issues and when he took office in May, he among other things deployed more border police.

In the end of last summer, a first group of convicted Afghan criminals was deported from Germany.

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