Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 902157
Afghanistan: Women's Rights
Tabled: 8 January 2025
Answered: 14 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help support the rights of women in Afghanistan.
Answer
Anneliese DoddsWe condemn the Taliban’s destruction of nearly every element of women and girls’ freedoms. FCDO officials engage with the Taliban to urge them to reverse their barbaric decisions and we work with our international partners to maintain collective pressure....
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