Taliban Representatives Support Austria in Deportations

People › Other ♦ Published: September 11, 2025; 23:38 ♦ (Vindobona)

A delegation from the Afghan Taliban regime has held talks with the Austrian Interior Ministry in Vienna to help identify Afghans who are scheduled for deportation. The cooperation, which the Interior Ministry describes as “necessary” for the deportation of criminals, has been sharply criticized by human rights organizations.

According to reports, at least one Taliban representative was in Vienna on an official visit. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons /Callum Darragh/ CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

According to reports available to Asylkoordination, as reported by DerStandard, at least 19 Afghans were presented to representatives of the Taliban administration at the Simmering prison and the Hernals police detention center for…

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