Overview
- Five years after the Taliban returned to power, Berlin says it will not diplomatically recognize the de‑facto government but has continued work‑level contacts to negotiate readmission of returnees.
- The Interior Ministry reports that 205 men have been returned to Afghanistan in the current legislative period and officials say talks with Taliban authorities are needed to carry out deportations.
- Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan insists German aid is delivered through independent partners such as the UN and the World Bank and not in cooperation with the Taliban.
- Critics from the Greens, the Left and activist groups say negotiating returns and allowing Taliban takeover of Afghan diplomatic posts amounts to normalizing the regime and endangers relatives and personal data of exiles.
- Humanitarian agencies warn Afghanistan faces a deepening crisis with roughly 17.4 million people facing acute hunger and shrinking donor funding, raising concern that deportations will send people back into severe need.