Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the regular and systematic deportation of criminals to Afghanistan was a central part of Germany’s migration policy shift.
Noem's comments suggest Lakanwal, who was part of a CIA-backed unit in Afghanistan, may have embraced extremism after arriving in the United States.
Interior Minister Gerhard Karner confirmed the deportation and said more are planned.
The countries urged the European Commission to place the return of Afghans at the top of its migration agenda and to begin discussions with the IEA...