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Asylum: Afghanistan

Commons · Question 84079 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 31 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Maya Ellis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department applies when assessing asylum claims from (a) people with a risk of persecution from the Taliban and (b) other Afghan rights defenders.

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 31 Oct 2025

All asylum and human rights claims from Afghan nationals are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations.Each individual assessment is made by considering any relevant extant caselaw, the latest availab...