Written Question·Home Office·UIN 84079

Asylum: Afghanistan

Tabled: 21 October 2025

Answered: 31 October 2025

Question

Maya Ellis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department applies when assessing asylum claims from (a) people with a risk of persecution from the Taliban and (b) other Afghan rights defenders.

Answer

Alex Norris

All asylum and human rights claims from Afghan nationals are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations.Each individual assessment is made by considering any relevant extant caselaw, the latest availab...

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