Remarks of IEA-MoFA Spokesman regarding comments by German Chancellor about expulsion of Afghan Nationals from the Federal Republic of Germany

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is monitoring the decision to deport Afghan nationals from Germany, & expressing 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 & an appropriate mechanism based on bilateral agreement.