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Coverage dated August 29, 2024

Germany deports 28 Afghans amid anger over migrant knife attacks

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"Convicted criminals" were sent back to their homeland, marking the first such action since the Taliban's 2021 return to power.

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  1. Newsweek

    Germany deports 28 Afghans amid anger over migrant knife attacks (opens Newsweek)

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    "Convicted criminals" were sent back to their homeland, marking the first such action since the Taliban's 2021 return to power.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Germany deports 28 Afghan nationals to their homeland, the first since the Taliban takeover in 2021 (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Germany has deported Afghan nationals to their homeland for the first time since August 2021, when the Taliban returned to power. A government spokesman described the 28 Afghan nationals deported Friday as convicted criminals but did not immediately respond to a request for comment to clarify their …

  3. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Germany deports first Afghans since Taliban govt took control (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Germany said Friday it had deported Afghans convicted of crimes back to their home country for the first time since Taliban authorities took power in 2021, as Berlin faces pressure

  4. CNN

    Germany deports 28 Afghans after unveiling new security package (opens CNN)

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    A deportation flight bound for Afghanistan carrying 28 Afghan nationals left Germany on Friday morning, a day after the German government pledged to strengthen its asylum regulations in the wake of a deadly knife attack.

  5. Breitbart News

    Germany Deports Afghan Criminals for First Time Since Taliban Takeover (opens Breitbart News)

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    Germany deported Afghan nationals to their homeland on Friday for the first time since August 2021, when the Taliban returned to power.

  6. KOB 4

    Germany deports Afghan nationals for first time since Taliban takeover in 2021 (opens KOB 4)

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    Germany has deported Afghan nationals for the first time since August 2021, when the Taliban returned to power. The deportations occurred Friday morning. A government spokesman described the Afghan nationals as convicted criminals but did not immediately respond to a request for comment to clarify t…

  7. Al Jazeera

    Germany deports 28 Afghans for first time since 2021 Taliban takeover (opens Al Jazeera)

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    ‘Our security counts,’ German interior minister says as government confirms those deported are convicted criminals.

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