Afghanistan: Women
Commons · Question 17861 · Tabled 4 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Tonia Antoniazzi
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Afghan counterpart on the treatment of women and girls in that country.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 17 Dec 2024
We have repeatedly condemned Taliban restrictions on women and girls' rights, both bilaterally and internationally. As the Foreign Secretary has said, exclusion of women from all aspects of public life is a tragic setback for Afghanistan.Officials from th...