Austria has already deported several Afghan nationals since last year, signalling a policy shift following the Islamic Emirate takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.
The clarification comes amid increasing political pressure within parts of the EU to advance deportations to Afghanistan.
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.
More than 146,000 Afghans have been deported from Pakistan in 2026 alone, with numbers rising in April. Detainees are typically transferred to holding centres before being...
The talks - expected to focus on deportation procedures - are being prepared jointly by Sweden and the European Commission.
Refugees International estimates that more than 1.3 million Afghans became undocumented after PoR cards stopped being renewed in 2025, while nearly two million now face the...
Fear of arrest and forced deportation is pushing Afghan refugees in Pakistan into life-threatening situations, with women, children and the sick paying the heaviest price, humanitarian...
The deportation marks a historic shift in German migration policy and signals the government’s determination to enforce stricter measures against convicted foreign nationals.
The tightening of migration policies under the Trump administration has left vulnerable humanitarian migrants fearing they could be forced back into dangerous situations. Last week, the...
UNHCR reports that at least 1,288 Afghans, including 1,152 refugees and asylum seekers, were deported this summer.
Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, said during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi on Sunday...
Interior Minister Gerhard Karner confirmed the deportation and said more are planned.
EU confirms contact with Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan over migrant returns
According to official figures, more than 1.2 million undocumented Afghan nationals have returned to Afghanistan through the Dogharoun crossing since the start of Iran’s calendar year...
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...
Van Bossuyt plans to raise the issue at an upcoming informal European migration meeting in Munich, where several EU countries will be represented.
Many returnees arrive with very few belongings; some are exhausted, traumatized, or in need of urgent assistance.
Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker has confirmed that his government intends to pursue deportations of Afghan nationals, despite concerns that such a move would violate international law....
Swiss broadcaster SRF has reported that four officials from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) visited Geneva recently to help identify Afghan nationals for deportation from...
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has announced that border controls and deportation flights to Afghanistan and Syria will continue beyond September. Former German Interior Minister Nancy...
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