Germany is planning to fly a group of convicted criminals of Afghan nationality to their home country for the second time since the Taliban took power, newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Friday.

According to the report, the German government is planning another flight to Afghanistan.

The newspaper quoted the German Interior Ministry as saying that the flight of these Afghan refugees will be carried out with the help of a regional partner.

The exact date of the deportation has not been announced, but according to information from the German Interior Ministry, their flight is likely to take place shortly before the German parliamentary elections on February 23.

After a deadly knife attack in Germany, the German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that she was working hard to deport more criminals to Afghanistan.

German police earlier announced that they had arrested a 28-year-old Afghan man on charges of killing two people, including a child.

Germany began deporting Afghan criminals in September this year. The flight was carrying 28 people and was transferred from Leipzig Airport to Kabul.