BERLIN: Germany may be close to finalizing a deal with the Taliban government in Afghanistan for more regular deportation flights, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said in an interview published on Saturday.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in power since May, has promised to speed up expulsions of Afghan asylum seekers who have been found guilty of crimes in Germany.
But the returns are controversial because Berlin does not recognize the Taliban administration in Kabul.
Dobrindt told the online news site The Pioneer that discussions about more frequent flights were at a “very advanced” stage.
“So, we can assume that we will have an agreement very soon. We want to carry out regular deportations and that does not only mean using charter flights but also by commercial flights,” he added.
