Question follow-through · 902157

Afghanistan: Women's Rights

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.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
8 Jan 2025
Target answer date
14 Jan 2025
Answer
14 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 14 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    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....

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