Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 14064

Afghanistan: Asylum

Tabled: 13 November 2024

Answered: 21 November 2024

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Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support people leaving Afghanistan on humanitarian grounds.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

In the first year after the Taliban takeover, the UK provided £17 million to support partners in Afghanistan's neighbouring countries. This support assisted Afghan migrants and asylum seekers moving across borders, and refugee and host communities in thos...

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