The first Afghans to be deported from Germany under an agreement between the two countries have arrived in Kabul.<br /><br /> The group of 38 men were flown on a charter plane from Frankfurt.<br /><br /> Germany’s interior ministry says the deportations are taking place under a deal reached with Afghanistan in October. Der Spiegel said on its website that the Afghans would ultimately be sent back to their home regions.<br /><br /> “I was living and working there (Germany) for the last five years, even paying taxes, but I was deported because Afghan asylum cases are closed. Afghans can not be given asylum, they have to leave,” said Ali Hussaini, a young Afghan national who was among the deported group.<br /><br /> Those returning to their home country showed mixed reactions. Germany’s response to the huge influx of migrants last year was to speed up the asylum process.<br /><br /> Syrians are most likely to be accepted, but whereas parts of Afghanistan are considered dangerous, others are deemed safe. <br /><br /> Matiullah Azizi, one of the deported Afghans, kissed the ground as he emerged from Kabul airport.<br /><br /> He alleged that German policy had changed since an Afghan asylum seeker was accused of raping a German student.<br /><br /> “All Afghanis are deported. They are not deporting Iranians, they are not deporting Pakistanis but why Afghans?” he said.<br /><br /> German figures say people from Afghanistan are the second biggest group of asylum seekers in the country after Syrians.<br /><br /> The influx of migrants and subsequent events have prompted concerns about security and integration, boosting support for anti-immigrant groups such as the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.<br /><br /> A second plane to send people back to Afghanistan is reported to have been chartered for the beginning of January.<br />
