Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 107354

Afghanistan: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 21 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist PartyEast Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support international monitoring and accountability mechanisms on freedom of religion or belief in Afghanistan.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
Afghanistan is a focus country in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's approach to freedom of religion or belief, announced on 8 July 2025, and officials regularly press the Taliban to respect the human rights of all Afghans. We work with in...

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