DChairman of the CDU Armin Raschelt Has publicly expressed support for the continued deportation of criminals to Afghanistan. “We are closely monitoring the situation in Afghanistan. We cannot ignore the advancement of the Taliban and its impact on the population. Therefore, this situation requires continuous assessment and careful action upon return. But our line is still clear: Anything committed in Germany Those who committed criminal offences have lost the right to preside,” said Bild’s coalition prime minister candidate. The principle of “zero tolerance for criminals” does not allow any exceptions. Criminals must continue to be deported, including deportation to Afghanistan. “
The Federal Minister of the Interior also meets over the weekend Horst Sihofer (CSU) insisted on deportation to Afghanistan. “We are currently negotiating with Afghanistan so that we can continue to deport criminals,” he told Bild am Sonntag. “How do you answer the fact that criminals can no longer return to the motherland?” he asked. “We must also consider whether there is a way to increase voluntary departure. If a prisoner is exempted from part of his sentence, he can leave voluntarily.”
Leader of the Social Democratic Party: “World-weary”
The Chairman of the Social Democratic Party criticizes Seehofer’s remarks Norbert Walter-Boyance“This kind of consideration is fully in line with the populist line of world-weariness. Foreign criminals are also human. They deserve the punishment, but no one has the right to send them to death. If this constitutes a threat, deportation must be stopped,” he told the Rhine Post .
In the past few years, only men—mainly criminals and so-called terrorist threats—have returned to Afghanistan against their will. The Bundeswehr ended its deployment there at the end of June.While the international troops were withdrawing, the radical Islamists Taliban Launched several offensives and controlled many areas.
Walter-Borjans also called for the acceptance of local Afghan workers who had worked for the German armed forces before the withdrawal. He said: “Germany’s treatment of Afghan aid workers is sad.” He hopes that local staff can “with the support of our soldiers, quickly set off to Germany instead of being left behind.”
After conquering most of rural Afghanistan, the Taliban are getting closer and closer to important provincial capitals. For about a week, Islamists and government forces have been fighting on the outskirts of Herat, the capital of the west, and Raschkarga, the capital of the south.
On Saturday, the Taliban from Rashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province, were repulsed. However, a day later, they returned with all their strength and managed to infiltrate the city of 200,000 inhabitants again.
Agence France-Presse news agency Helmand Provincial Assembly Chairman Atala Afghanistan said: “Fighting in the city continues and we have requested reinforcements from special forces.” According to a resident Badschah Chan, the rebels occupied several administrative buildings. The streets are full of dead bodies.
According to experts, the Taliban’s occupation of one of Afghanistan’s major urban centers will change the dynamics of the conflict and benefit Islamists. Observers worry that the Taliban may regain control of Afghanistan after NATO forces are completely withdrawn. About half of the 400 or so regions in Afghanistan are already under their control. Peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government in Doha have stalled for several months.
