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Written Question
Afghanistan: Women's Rights
Tuesday 14th January 2025

Asked by: Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat - Hazel Grove)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help support the rights of women in Afghanistan.

Answered by Anneliese Dodds - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We condemn the Taliban’s destruction of nearly every element of women and girls’ freedoms. FCDO officials engage with the Taliban to urge them to reverse their barbaric decisions and we work with our international partners to maintain collective pressure. The UK uses its prominent position in multilateral forums, such as the UN Security Council, to hold the Taliban to account for their deeply repressive policies.