Afghanistan, Sept. 13 -- German lawmaker Beatrix von Storch has called for Germany to accelerate the deportation of undocumented Afghan migrants, arguing that Berlin has the logistical capacity to return rejected asylum seekers and convicted offenders to Afghanistan despite ongoing security and human rights concerns.
Von Storch, a member of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and deputy leader of its parliamentary group, made the remarks in a post on X on Saturday, saying the removal of undocumented Afghan migrants from Germany was "a practical necessity."
She argued that if the German military had been able to airlift thousands of Afghan local staff and vulnerable Afghans to Germany during the 2021 evacuation from Kabul, it...