Germany and Netherlands suspend deportation of migrants back to Afghanistan

In Germany, six Afghan citizens were scheduled for deportation last week but the process was postponed, the German news agency dpa reported

Germany and the Netherlands have halted deportations to Afghanistan because of the fragile security situation in the country. Picture: Mohammad Asif Khan/AP

Germany and the Netherlands have suspended any deportations of migrants to Afghanistan due to the tense security situation as Taliban insurgents make sweeping gains in the country.

The German interior minister, Horst Seehofer, ordered the suspension “for the time being,” spokesman Steve Alter said on Wednesday. Earlier, Alter said that almost 30,000 Afghans in Germany are currently required to leave the country.