Question follow-through · 20031
Afghanistan: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether officials of the UK Mission to Afghanistan have asked the Taliban to reconsider its decision to ban women from accessing midwifery education.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 13 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 17 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 19 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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13 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether officials of the UK Mission to Afghanistan have asked the Taliban to reconsider its decision to ban women from accessing midwifery education.
17 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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19 Dec 2024
Answer published
The UK is deeply concerned at reports of a ban on women accessing medical training in Afghanistan, including midwifery education. We strongly condemn the decision and officials from the Doha-based UK Mission to Afghanistan have met with Taliban leaders to...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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