German interior minister seeks direct migrant deportation deal with Taliban


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  • Thursday, 03 Jul 2025

FILE PHOTO: Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Sinan Selen, Vice-President of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (not pictured), attend a press conference to present the 'Constitution Protection Report 2024' in Berlin, Germany June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) -German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt wants to negotiate a direct agreement with the Taliban on receiving Afghan migrants deported from Germany, he told Focus magazine in an interview.

In August, Germany resumed flying convicted criminals of Afghan nationality to their home country, after pausing deportations following the Taliban's takeover in August 2021, with the support of what Berlin said were "key regional partners".

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