Overview
- Interior Ministry confirms an Afghan man identified as Malek Z. was flown via Frankfurt and Istanbul to Kabul and handed with consular papers to Taliban officials at the airport.
- A ministry spokeswoman said this was the third convicted offender removed in short order under the new single-deportation process, with another case carried out on Friday.
- Direct returns resumed under Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt following the prior suspension, with officials signaling further removals on scheduled flights to Afghanistan and Syria.
- Registry data show 448,744 Afghan nationals in Germany at the end of November 2025, including 11,888 obliged to leave, while only 83 convicted offenders were returned to Afghanistan in 2025.
- The CSU is advancing a draft for a broader deportation push proposing nationwide departure centers, an expulsions terminal at Munich airport, use of scheduled flights, and lower benefits for those obliged to leave.