On the situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes
B-10-2025-0417
on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Ingeborg Ter Laak, Michael Gahler, Andrzej Halicki, Željana Zovko, Isabel WiselerLima, Nicolás Pascual de la Parte, Wouter Beke, Jan Farský, Loucas Fourlas, Rasa Juknevičienė, Reinhold Lopatka, Antonio LópezIstúriz White, Liudas Mažylis, Ana Miguel Pedro, Davor Ivo Stier
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Parliament's resolution on Afghanistan condemns Taliban restrictions on women and the impact of the 2025 earthquake, urging increased aid and accountability.¶¶¶ It calls for women's full participation in public life, lifting bans on female aid workers and students, and ensuring access to healthcare and education.¶¶ It urges counterterrorism efforts, sanctions on Taliban leaders, and international action against abuses.¶¶¶
Key points
- Strongly condemns Taliban gender-based restrictions and discriminatory policies, including bans on education, medical training, and healthcare access.¶
- Expresses concern about the earthquake's disproportionate impact on women and girls, including loss of life, gender-based violence, and lack of shelter.¶
- Condemns female genital mutilation, gender-based violence, and child marriages.¶
- Calls for reinstating women's full participation in public life, including education and labour, and for EU measures to include Afghan women in international forums.¶
- Urges Afghan authorities to end abuses that may amount to gender persecution, a crime against humanity under the Rome Statute.¶
- Urges lifting restrictions on female humanitarian workers and students, and ensuring women's access to healthcare, education, and emergency services.¶
- Emphasises prioritising women's needs in humanitarian response, ensuring equitable assistance and protection from violence.¶
- Commends Afghan women and civil society for their courage and resilience.¶
- Urges increased humanitarian aid and flexible funding for NGOs and female aid workers.¶
- Supports efforts to hold Taliban accountable through international justice mechanisms, including the ICC and a possible UN investigative mechanism.¶
- Insists Taliban must fulfil counterterrorism commitments, preventing terrorist groups from using Afghan soil, and expresses concern these are not met.¶
- Urges dismantling terrorist financing networks, including misuse of hawala transfers, and calls for sanctions, asset freezes, and travel bans on Taliban leaders.¶¶
Who is affected
- Afghan women and girls, who face restrictions on education, healthcare, and humanitarian aid.¶¶
- Female humanitarian workers, who are blocked from entering UN compounds and need support.¶¶
- Afghan civil society actors, who are commended and supported in accountability efforts.¶¶
- The Taliban, who are urged to lift restrictions and fulfil counterterrorism commitments.¶¶
- The EU, Member States, and donor states, who are urged to increase aid and apply sanctions.¶¶