Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 21816

Afghanistan: Women

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Tracy Gilbert

LabourEdinburgh North and Leith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the banning of windows overlooking places used by women in Afghanistan.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
We condemn the appalling erosion of human rights in Afghanistan, particularly for women and girls, including the most recent ridiculous ban on windows overlooking spaces used by women. As the Foreign Secretary has said, the exclusion of women from all asp...

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