IEA urges Germany to avoid deportation of Afghans to third country

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Friday called on Germany to avoid deportation of Afghans to a third country, but address the matter through normal consular engagement.

It comes after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Thursday that Germany will start deporting criminals from Afghanistan and Syria again after a knife attack by an Afghan immigrant last week left one police officer dead and several other people injured.

Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a statement that the ministry is monitoring the “decision to deport Afghan national from Germany.”

He expressed hope that “both countries could manage the matter through diplomatic channels to protect the rights of citizens in a manner that Afghan nationals may not encounter an unknown fate under one or another pretext, or in contravention to all established conventions, handed over to a third country.”

“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan calls upon the German authorities to address the matter through normal consular engagement and an appropriate mechanism based on bilateral agreement,” he added.