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The man flew into Frankfurt Airport from Raid, the capital of Saudi Arabia, but was stopped at customs as officials believed he was travelling on a fake passport. When federal police realised he wasn’t who he claimed to be, the man then apply for asylum for himself and his family.

GETTY The senior Taliban leader tried to gain asylum in Germany with his family

However after a through police investigation, the man was revealed to be Abdul Rauf Mohammed, Afghanistan’s health minister during the Taliban rule in the 1990s. It is believed he met Taliban leader Osama bin Laden on several occasions.

GETTY The man allegedly met Osama bin Laden several times

GETTY The man was revealed to be Abdul Rauf Mohammed, Afghanistan’s health minister

After the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) rejected his German application, Mohammed was returned to Riyadh, and he was reportedly since travelled back to Afghanistan. German officials declined to comment on the case, saying Taliban members had the same right to privacy as everybody else. Yet this isn’t the first time Mr Mohammed has tried to gain asylum in Europe.

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Norway is my second homeland. Norway helped me when I was in a dangerous situatio Taliban leader Abdul Rauf Mohammed

In the year 2000 he travelled to Norway with his family after claiming he now opposed the extremist regime and was forced to flee the country. But in 2014 he was kicked out of the Scandinavian country on suspicion of trying to radicalise Muslim youths. Speaking at the time, he said: “They have no proof that I pose a security risk. “If Norway or Norwegian soldiers are in danger, Abdul Rauf Mohammad would be the first to help them and defend Norway."

GETTY German officials declined to comment on the case