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First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
List of terrorist groups or organisations banned under UK law, and details of proscription criteria.
Names of those killed in Kabul bombing January 2014.
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan.
Foreign ministers from 12 countries, and the EU, gave a statement after the Taliban’s order barred Afghan women from working for non-governmental organisations.
Ambassador Barbara Woodward speaks at the UN Security Council briefing on Afghanistan
Taliban leader Mullah Omar's grip on the insurgency is loosening as coalition battlefield successes in southern Afghanistan help sow discord among the Taliban top ranks and weaken the organisation, a top US commander has said.
Ambassador Barbara Woodward gave a statement at the United Nations Security Council briefing on Afghanistan.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council briefing on Afghanistan
The foreign ministers gave a joint statement condemning the Taliban’s recent decision to ban women from universities in Afghanistan.
Australia issued a joint statement with a number of foreign ministers worldwide on the Taliban's increasing restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan.
Special representatives for Afghanistan and Pakistan, and envoys from the US and Europe gave a statement after their meeting on Afghanistan on 15 September 2022.
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