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Afghanistan: Human Rights

Commons · Question 64742 · Tabled 3 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 9 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Taliban on the treatment of (a) LGBT+ people, (b) women and girls and (c) people from ethnic Hazara communities.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 9 Jul 2025

Ministers do not engage with the Taliban, but Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials regularly press the Taliban to respect the human rights of all Afghans, most recently in June. The Government is working with international partners to ma...