Rangin Dadfar Spanta, former Afghan National Security Advisor, in response to an attack by an Afghan assailant in Mannheim, Germany, called for the expulsion of Taliban sympathisers from the country.
This former Afghan official urged the German government to immediately return supporters of "Taliban ideologies" and "gender apartheid" to Afghanistan.
The deadly attack by an Afghan assailant in Mannheim has heated up discussions about refugees in Germany. While right-wing parties are using this opportunity to call for the prevention of accepting migrants, Germany's Interior Minister has stated that they are examining ways to deport criminal and potentially dangerous Afghan refugees back to Afghanistan.
On Tuesday, Spanta wrote on the X social media platform that a minority living in Germany agrees with the Taliban ideology.
He wrote, "There is a very small minority that needs to be identified. These individuals agree with the Taliban ideology, support gender discrimination, and act based on it. These individuals should be immediately expelled to Afghanistan."
Spanta seems concerned about the negative repercussions of anti-immigrant debates in Germany and the tightening conditions for refugees. He called for the protection of refugees who have fled from the Taliban. He said that refugees opposing the Taliban, especially women, deserve protection and security.
Some German parties have called for the deportation of criminal refugees to Afghanistan. Currently, Germany does not deport Afghan and Syrian refugees due to the political and security situations in their countries.
Suleiman Ataee, from Herat, Afghanistan, attacked a gathering of Islam critics with a knife in the city of Mannheim on Friday, injuring six people, including a police officer. The police officer later died in the hospital.
Spanta, referring to the statements of German politicians about deporting Afghan refugees, said that decisions regarding the return of criminal refugees to Afghanistan should be made based on "law" and "human dignity”.
This attack occurred on the eve of the European Parliament elections. Far-right parties are trying to gain the most political advantage from the incident.