Germany deported 28 Afghan nationals charged with criminal acts to Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday morning, marking the first time it has happened since the Taliban came into power in 2021.

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As Statista’s Anna Fleck reports, according to the news magazine Der Spiegel, negotiations for the deportation had been underway for the past two months, with Qatar acting as a mediator.

Human rights group Amnesty International has condemned the deportation, stating that “nobody is safe in Afghanistan”, where extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances and torture are known to take place.