Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their current assessment of the risk to diplomats and foreign non-governmental organisation staff in Afghanistan from IS attacks.

The security situation in Afghanistan remains of serious concern. The FCDO advises against all travel to many parts of Afghanistan. Violence across many parts of the country remains high, principally due to the actions of non-government armed groups, including Daesh-affiliate Islamic State Khorasan Province. Whilst details cannot be provided for operational security reasons, we take necessary measures to mitigate the risks to our service personnel and staff. International NGOs are responsible for their own security provisions, and we make it clear that they must withdraw from any area they cannot operate safely in.