Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 22597

Afghanistan: Women

Tabled: 8 January 2025

Answered: 17 January 2025

Question

Priti Patel

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 decision by the Taliban to prohibit women and girls from undertaking midwifery and nursing c

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK is deeply concerned at reports of a ban on women accessing medical training in Afghanistan, including midwifery education. We have released a statement strongly condemning the decision and officials from the Doha-based UK Mission to Afghanistan hav...

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