Afghanistan: Education
Commons · Question 35579 · Tabled 4 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Afghan counterpart on improving safe access to education for girls in that country.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 11 Mar 2025
We repeatedly condemn the Taliban's draconian restrictions on women and girls' rights, both bilaterally and internationally. Ministers do not engage with the Taliban. The UK Mission to Afghanistan in Doha continues to press Taliban acting ministers and Af...