Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 17860
Taliban: Medicine
Tabled: 4 December 2024
Answered: 16 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
Tonia Antoniazzi
Labour — Gower
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 Taliban's decision to (a) ban women from medical training and (b) prohibit male medics from
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerThe UK is deeply concerned at reports of a ban on women accessing medical training in Afghanistan. We strongly condemn this and urge the Taliban to reverse this decision. Female health workers are critical to treating women-focused health issues such as r...
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