Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 17861

Afghanistan: Women

Tabled: 4 December 2024
Answered: 17 December 2024

Question

Tonia Antoniazzi

LabourGower

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Afghan counterpart on the treatment of women and girls in that country.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
We have repeatedly condemned Taliban restrictions on women and girls' rights, both bilaterally and internationally. As the Foreign Secretary has said, exclusion of women from all aspects of public life is a tragic setback for Afghanistan.Officials from th...

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