Germany has carried out its first deportation flight to Afghanistan under Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government, removing dozens of convicted criminals to Kabul.
According to sources cited by WELT, around 100 individuals were originally scheduled to be deported, though not all boarded the aircraft. The Federal Ministry of the Interior confirmed that 81 people were on the flight.
“There is no right of residence for serious criminals in our country,” said Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU). “Deportations to Afghanistan must continue to be carried out safely in the future,” he added.
The flight was initially scheduled to leave at 7:00 a.m. but departed at approximately 8:35 a.m. aboard a Qatar Airways Airbus. According to reports, deportees received up to 1,000 euros each from federal states in the form of a cash advance for the journey.
