Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 64742

Afghanistan: Human Rights

Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025
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Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Taliban on the treatment of (a) LGBT+ people, (b) women and girls and (c) people from ethnic Hazara communities.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
Ministers do not engage with the Taliban, but Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials regularly press the Taliban to respect the human rights of all Afghans, most recently in June. The Government is working with international partners to ma...
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