Olaf Scholz, the Chancellor of Germany, said on the sidelines of the European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, that the deportation of Afghan citizens who have committed crimes in Germany will continue.
In a press conference, the German Chancellor said that the deportation of migrants, including Afghan migrants, is an important issue and should be handled wisely.
Olaf Scholz added, "We had a large number of Afghan criminals whom we deported to Afghanistan. It has been complicated, but we were able to do it, and such returns will happen again. Criminals will be returned to Afghanistan."
The issue of deporting some Afghan citizens from Germany gained attention after an Afghan, during a protest organized by an anti-Islamic movement, injured several people, including a police officer who later died from his injuries.
Previously, some German officials, including the Interior Minister and the Chief Minister of the state of Saxony, had also emphasized the deportation of certain Afghan citizens from Germany.
Najib Rahman Shamal, a political analyst, told TOLOnews, "With the political and economic changes that occurred in Germany following the victory of right-wing opposition against the federal government, the central government has been forced to impose more restrictions based on the Interior Ministry's recommendations to prevent the illegal entry of thousands of migrants, primarily from Afghanistan, Syria, and Turkey."
These statements come as Germany deported 28 Afghans accused of crimes at the end of August this year.