Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has described the deportation of criminals to Afghanistan as the "clearest signal". "We have ensured that the announcement that serious criminals will also be sent back to Afghanistan, for example, will be implemented," said Scholz at the end of the Saxon SPD's election campaign in Chemnitz. "Actively taking action, careful planning, not making so many speeches and making sure that things work. That is my principle and our principle."
This morning, Germany deported Afghan nationals back to their country of origin for the first time since the Taliban took power three years ago. According to Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, this involved 28 offenders.
