Germany deports Afghans after striking deal with Taliban

Germany has deported dozens of Afghans back to Kabul, including sex offenders and violent criminals, as part of an indirect deal with the Taliban. Early on Friday morning, 81 Afghan citizens, including some with criminal convictions, were loaded onto a Qatar Airways flight at Leipzig airport in east Germany. The flight is understood to be part of a Qatar-mediated deal between the German government and the Taliban, which could lead to regular deportation flights. Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, has vowed to get tougher on mass migration in response to...