Germany Deports Nearly 30 Afghan Asylum Seekers to Kabul

German media have reported that a flight departed from Leipzig/Halle Airport to Kabul to deport Afghan asylum seekers from Germany.

According to the reports, nearly 30 Afghans were transferred to Kabul on a chartered plane. This was Germany’s second group deportation flight to Afghanistan to also include Afghans with no criminal record.

The reports also stated that the German government lifted restrictions on deportations to Afghanistan in July. As a result, rejected Afghan asylum seekers and those whose protection status has been revoked can also be deported.

A German media report stated: “According to information from the German government, by the end of 2025, 8,013 cases involving the revocation of Afghans’ protection status were pending at the country’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees. Under the updated agreement between the German government and the Taliban, up to three deportation flights per month are now possible.”

Shafiullah Ahmadzai, an asylum seeker in Germany, told: “We reached this country with great difficulty. We want our voices to be heard and those who have not committed crimes not to be deported. We came to this country after enduring many hardships and difficulties so that we could work.”

Alireza Karimi, a migrant rights activist, said: “Given the current situation in Afghanistan, the deportation of Afghan asylum seekers should be considered as more than simply an immigration decision. Many of these individuals face poverty, unemployment, and a lack of clear prospects for the future. The German government has the right to make decisions under the law regarding individuals whose asylum applications have been rejected, but alongside enforcing the law, a careful assessment of each individual, their circumstances, and their background is essential.”

Meanwhile, a source in Germany told that two flights from Leipzig/Halle Airport to Kabul are expected to take place this week, with an estimated 105 Afghan asylum seekers, both with and without criminal records, expected to be deported to Afghanistan. The first flight is scheduled for Tuesday and the second for Thursday.

Abdul Raziq Adil, a migrant rights activist, said: “The return of individuals who have no legal right to remain can be considered within a legal system, but deportations should not simply be reduced to an administrative operation and a flight. A clear distinction must be made between a dangerous criminal and a young person whose asylum application has merely been rejected.”

Mansour Alokozay, another migrant rights activist in Germany, said: “In my view, the group deportation of refugees to Afghanistan under the current circumstances, particularly those who have no criminal record in that country, is contrary to international law.”

In 1403 in the Solar Hijri calendar, the German government began technical contacts with officials of the Islamic Emirate to facilitate the deportation of Afghan nationals, and the first group deportation flight of Afghans took place in Asad 1403.

These contacts continued in 1404, focusing on verifying individuals’ identities and issuing travel documents. According to figures released by the German parliament, a total of 196 people were deported from Germany to Afghanistan between 9 Sunbula 1403 and 29 Jawza 1405. The figures show that 28 people were deported on 9 Sunbula 1403, 81 on 27 Saratan 1404, and 87 between 11 Jadi 1404 and 29 Jawza 1405.