Germany has deported 20 people to Afghanistan on what was the first flight directly agreed with the Taliban since the militants’ return to power in 2021

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    12 days ago

    They deported criminals, but do I really have to explain that those too, have rights? Rights that will be violated the second they set foot on Afghan soil?

    You can’t just handwaved rights away when things get uncomfortable. Rights are there for everyone or they aren’t. If they can deport criminals to war zones or places where said criminals may face execution or torture, they can do that with you too

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      12 days ago

      If they can deport criminals to war zones or places where said criminals may face execution or torture, they can do that with you too

      But Afghanistan isn’t a war zone anymore and there’s no evidence that these individuals are going to be tortured. If there was credible evidence that this deportations would lead to state sanctioned torture, then you would be right, and these deportations should be halted. However, Germany has made similar deportations in the previous years and there hasn’t been any reported incidents of torture of any of the deportees.

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          11 days ago

          I’m pretty sure countries like Germany ask for guarantees like occasional checks on the well being of the deportees from the Taliban as a part of the deal. Since the Taliban desperately wants recognition, they’ll follow through with the terms.

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            1 day ago

            … How long have you been alive, and not living under a rock? The Taleban are all about torture and public executions, always have been… This “Oh, you!” attitude towards the Taleban is cropping up everywhere lately and it’s weird.

            I still remember the time that that plane full of Afghan citizens managed to escape and was sent back to Afghanistan and the women were put in closed bags and were dumped off the plane into a truck