Dhaka, July 18 -- Germany deported 81 Afghan men to their home country on Friday, marking the second such repatriation since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021 and the first under Chancellor Friedrich Merz's new government, which has vowed to implement stricter migration policies.

All of the deported individuals were men whose asylum applications had been denied and who had previously come to the attention of German judicial authorities. The deportation was conducted with the assistance of Qatar following several weeks of diplomatic negotiations. While Chancellor Merz confirmed that contact had been made with Afghan authorities, he declined to provide further details.

Germany had resumed deportations to Afghanistan over...