The German government is discussing with Uzbekistan the possibility of expelling Afghans who are not eligible for refugee status through Tashkent, without direct agreements with the Taliban.
Germany is negotiating with Uzbekistan to conclude a migration agreement, which could include the deportation of Afghan refugees, writes Der Spiegel.
According to the publication, the German government is seeking to reach an agreement with Uzbekistan, avoiding direct agreements with the Taliban leadership.
A delegation from the German Ministry of Internal Affairs visited Tashkent at the end of May and proposed that the country's government deliver Afghan candidates for deportation from Germany to Tashkent and then to Kabul using the private airline Kam Air.
The Uzbek authorities promised to help with the deportation, writes Der Spiegel. However, before concluding an agreement on deportation, the government asked to sign a migration agreement that would regulate the entry of Uzbek skilled workers into Germany.
As DW notes, the debate about the need to expel migrants from Germany who do not have the right to asylum flared up with renewed vigor after an Afghan man attacked participants in a rally of the Islam-critical organization Pax Europa in Mannheim at the end of May and fatally wounded a policeman.
It is not clear how many Afghan citizens currently in Germany could be expelled. According to media reports, about 13 thousand Afghans living in Germany are considered obliged to leave the country. However, many of them have a status where deportation is not currently possible, for example because it would cause family separation or because the situation in the migrant's home country is considered unsafe.
