Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 35673

Afghanistan: Women

Tabled: 5 March 2025

Answered: 11 March 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the rights of Afghan women and girls.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK Government condemns the Taliban's inhuman repression of Afghan women and girls. We are working with international partners to maintain collective pressure to press the Taliban to respect the human rights of women and girls. While in New York in Jan...

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