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Afghanistan: Women's Rights

Commons · Question 62982 · Tabled 26 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Taliban on the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan: and what outcome he has achieved.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 3 Jul 2025

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) officials regularly speak to the Taliban on the UK Government's priorities, including women's rights in Afghanistan, most recently in June. Ministers do not engage with the Taliban. The Foreign Secretary...