Found: electronic warfare when the system seemed to think all wars would be among people in places such as Afghanistan

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Gender Apartheid Inquiry report Shattering Women's Rights, Shattering Lives: Parliamentary Ad-Hoc Inquiry Into The Situation Of Women And Girls In Afghanistan And Iran, published by the International Bar Association on 4 March, with particular reference to the forthcoming 79th meeting of the UN General Assembly Sixth Committee in April.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The FCDO is aware of the report. There are complex legal and political questions which arise in considering any new crime of 'gender apartheid'. We are considering these questions and consulting legal advisers and subject matter experts. The situations of women and girls in Afghanistan and Iran are distinct and we will consider the unique circumstances of each country when assessing the recommendations of the Inquiry.

We have repeatedly condemned Taliban and Iranian policies and actions that restrict the rights of women and girls. Officials from the UK Mission to Afghanistan regularly press Taliban acting ministers to reverse their harmful policies on women and girls. Since Iran's mass protests of 2022-23, we have sanctioned 94 individuals or entities for human rights abuses, including senior decision makers responsible for Iran's oppressive hijab law. We will continue to work with the international community to address women and girls' rights issues in Afghanistan and Iran.

Found: or (ii) provided linguistic services to or for the benefit of members of the UK’s armed forces in Afghanistan

Found: or (ii) provided linguistic services to or for the benefit of members of the UK’s armed forces in Afghanistan

Found: career has included postings to Helsinki and Sarajevo, as well as working on the Ukraine response and Afghanistan

Found: Inquiry Unit 2022 FCDO, Deputy Director, Ukraine Crisis Response 2021 to 2022 FCDO, Deputy Director, Afghanistan

Found: 2009 to 2010 Helmand, Head of Provincial Reconstruction Team and FCO Senior Representative in Southern Afghanistan

Found: The evolving information environment in Afghanistan

Found: Aid coordination and delivery in Afghanistan: assessing past and current architecture

Found: In search of results: incentives-oriented programs in Afghanistan, 2002-2021

Found: Da Afghanistan Bank’s foreign exchange reserves

Found: help meet the significant and unanticipated costs incurred in supporting the people of Ukraine and Afghanistan

Found: Introduction of the Afghanistan Citizens Resettlement Scheme. Note 4.

Found: Knowledge, power and the failure of US peacemaking in Afghanistan

Found: or (ii) provided linguistic services to or for the benefit of members of the UK’s armed forces in Afghanistan

Found: Officials are currently waiting for Director General approval for £250k for the response to the Afghanistan