The deportation marks a historic shift in German migration policy and signals the government’s determination to enforce stricter measures against convicted foreign nationals.
“I think a long time,” he said. When pressed for a clearer timeframe, he added: “We have enough problems. We don’t want those people.”
Van Bossuyt plans to raise the issue at an upcoming informal European migration meeting in Munich, where several EU countries will be represented.
Pakistani authorities have said that Islamabad wants all Afghan nationals to leave except for those who have valid visas.
Currently, around 1.4 million Afghan PoR cardholders remain in Pakistan, OCHA reported.
Migrants are being pulled off the streets without notice, loaded onto buses, and abandoned at the Afghan border, Khalilzad said.
Afghan authorities in Herat and Nimroz have reported growing pressure on local services and have appealed for greater international support to assist returnees.