The Taliban would retrieve European Afghan deportees to face the courts, the spokesman says

VIENNA, Aug 30 (Reuters) – The Taliban government in Afghanistan would accept any Afghan migrant whose asylum applications in Europe have been rejected and who are in court, an Austrian newspaper reported on Monday. Taliban spokesman.

The Conservative-led government in Austria has taken a hard line against Afghan refugees and asylum seekers in the European Union, and the interior minister initially said Austria should continue to deport deported applicants. rejected asylum in Afghanistan for as long as possible. Read more

Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer has admitted that this is no longer possible, but has said he wants to establish “deportation centers” in neighboring countries that host them. Read more

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told the Kronen Zeitung newspaper that his government would be willing to accept these deportees.

“Yes. They would be taken to court. The court would have to decide how to proceed with them,” Zabihullah told the newspaper when asked if he would accept Afghan asylum seekers in Germany or Austria with asylum claims rejected. or who had committed crimes in those European countries.

He did not detail why they should be taken to court or what sentence they could face.

She also reiterated her government’s promise to respect women’s rights under Islamic law, or sharia law. Read more

“We will guarantee all the rights that women are entitled to according to sharia,” Zabihullah said.

“We will give Islamic rights to women, enable education and create conditions for working. We are in the process of putting all this into action.”

Report by Francois Murphy, edited by Rosalba O’Brien

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