Afghanistan APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 06/03/2024

Note: This APPG was last registered on 6th March 2024. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 8th April 2024 and may be defunct.

To address all aspects of Afghanistan's development, security and humanitarian situation to improve HMG's policies toward the country.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.

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Former Members - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits

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Former APPG Members

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Patrick Grady

Vice Chair

Scottish National Party - Glasgow North

Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024

7 APPG Memberships
CAFOD , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Global Education , Limits to Growth , Malawi , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , West Papua

Debbie Abrahams

Vice Chair

Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth

Joined: 10th March 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024

2 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)

Alison Thewliss

Co-Chair

Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central

Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024

8 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Fair Business Banking , Fairgrounds and Circuses , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Immigration Detention , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Students , Yemen

Jason McCartney

Co-Chair

Conservative - Colne Valley

Joined: 6th March 2024
Departed: 6th March 2024

6 APPG Memberships
Fairtrade , ITV , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Parkinson's , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention

Mark Logan

Chair & Registered Contact

Conservative - Bolton North East

Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024

5 APPG Memberships
Motorcycling , Northern Ireland , Respiratory Health , Responsible Vaping , Sleep

Apsana Begum

Officer

Labour - Poplar and Limehouse

Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 13th December 2023

3 APPG Memberships
Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Trafficked Britons in Syria

Baroness D'Souza

Officer

Crossbench - Life peer

Joined: 26th April 2018
Departed: 13th December 2023

No other APPG Memberships

Virendra Sharma

Officer

Labour - Ealing, Southall

Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023

4 APPG Memberships
British Gujaratis , Global Tuberculosis , Jainism , Population, Development and Reproductive Health

Rupa Huq

Officer

Labour - Ealing Central and Acton

Joined: 11th January 2023
Departed: 13th December 2023

9 APPG Memberships
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Bangladesh , Burma , Children , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Professionals , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion and Hairdressing , Rohingya , Single Parent Families

James Sunderland

Officer

Conservative - Bracknell

Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 13th December 2023

3 APPG Memberships
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , St Kitts and Nevis , Western Rail Link to Heathrow

Yasmin Qureshi

Officer

Labour - Bolton South East

Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 13th December 2023

3 APPG Memberships
Dalits , Dentistry and Oral Health , Obesity

Emma Hardy

Officer

Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle

Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 13th December 2023

4 APPG Memberships
First Do No Harm , Flood Prevention , Modernising Employment , Schools, Learning and Assessment

Afzal Khan

Officer

Labour - Manchester, Gorton

Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 13th December 2023

8 APPG Memberships
Curry Industry , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Islamic and Ethical Finance , Libya , Morocco , Muslim Women , Parks and Green Spaces , Uyghurs

Liam Byrne

Officer

Labour - Birmingham, Hodge Hill

Joined: 29th December 2021
Departed: 13th December 2023

2 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Children of Alcoholics

Jessica Morden

Officer

Labour - Newport East

Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 13th December 2023

4 APPG Memberships
Armenia , Georgia , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Western Gateway

Derek Twigg

Officer

Labour - Halton

Joined: 10th March 2021
Departed: 13th December 2023

1 APPG Membership
Climbing, Hill Walking and Mountaineering

Andrew Gwynne

Officer

Labour - Denton and Reddish

Joined: 10th March 2021
Departed: 13th December 2023

5 APPG Memberships
British Heritage , Cats , Cayman Islands , Kinship Care , Thrombosis

Flick Drummond

Officer

Conservative - Meon Valley

Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023

4 APPG Memberships
Broadband and Digital Communication , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Women and Work , Yemen

Baroness Warsi

Vice Chair

Conservative - Life peer

Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 13th December 2023

2 APPG Memberships
British Muslims , Palestine

Tom Tugendhat

Officer

Conservative - Tonbridge and Malling

Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 19th October 2022

No other APPG Memberships

Imran Ahmad Khan

Officer

Independent - Former Member for Wakefield

Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 17th November 2021

No other APPG Memberships

Khalid Mahmood

Vice Chair

Labour - Birmingham, Perry Barr

Joined: 24th September 2020
Departed: 16th December 2020

6 APPG Memberships
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Professionals , Iraq , Kidney , Oman , Sleep Apnoea