Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 122807

Taliban: Minority Groups and Women

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 2 April 2026

Question

Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal DemocratNorth East Fife

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of reports that recent criminal regulations introduced by the Taliban impose harsher punishments on women and minority groups; and what represent

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
I refer the Hon Member to the statement issued by the Foreign Secretary on this matter on 26 February, where she said: "I am appalled by continuing restrictions imposed on women and girls in Afghanistan. The Taliban's new criminal procedure code legi...

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