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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2025/2872(RSP))

On the situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes

B-10-2025-0425

on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Raquel García HermidaVan Der Walle, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Abir AlSahlani, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Helmut Brandstätter, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Engin Eroglu, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, JanChristoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, MarieAgnes StrackZimmermann, Lucia Yar

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Parliament expresses deep concern about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan after the earthquakes and calls for increased aid, respect for women's rights, and adherence to international law.

Key points

  1. Urges international actors to scale up emergency responses, assist returning migrants, and enhance maternal and child healthcare; calls on de facto authorities to lift restrictions on aid and condemns internet shutdowns.
  2. Notes UN emergency appeal for EUR 131.2 million and UNICEF appeal for EUR 1.12 billion; approves extra EUR 14 million from the Commission and calls for more support.
  3. Calls on the Commission to maintain or increase support for basic needs and livelihoods, and to allocate dedicated funding to Afghanistan under the NDICI-Global Europe instrument.
  4. Calls on Iran and Pakistan to halt deportations, stresses non-refoulement, and asks for cross-border humanitarian assistance for returnees.
  5. Urges EU Member States to process asylum applications quickly for Afghan human rights defenders and journalists at risk of deportation from Pakistan.
  6. Calls on de facto authorities to lift all restrictions on women, rescind 70 decrees, reopen medical education, and support recognition of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity.
  7. Calls for allowing women's rights organisations to work and for EU support to grassroots women's groups and female entrepreneurs.
  8. Calls on Member States to execute ICC arrest warrants against Taliban leaders for crimes against humanity and supports investigations into gender-based persecution.

Who is affected

  • Afghan women and girls, who face restrictions and are disproportionately affected by the earthquake and aid response.
  • Afghan returnees and internally displaced persons, who need humanitarian assistance and protection.
  • Human rights defenders, journalists, and public figures in Pakistan awaiting asylum in EU Member States.
  • De facto Afghan authorities, who are called on to lift restrictions and allow aid.
  • Iran and Pakistan, which are urged to halt deportations of Afghans.

Figures and deadlines

  • 6.0 magnitude earthquake on 31 August 2025, causing over 2 200 deaths and destroying over 6 700 homes.
  • Over 9.5 million people experiencing severe food insecurity; 4.7 million women and children needing malnutrition treatment.
  • 1.5 million girls banned from secondary school; youth unemployment almost 17 %.
  • 422 health facilities shut down, affecting 3.08 million people across 30 provinces.
  • Over 1.1 million returnees between January and October 2024; 3.2 million internally displaced; 5.3 million refugees and asylum seekers.
  • UN emergency appeal for EUR 131.2 million; UNICEF appeal for EUR 1.12 billion; extra EUR 14 million from the Commission.
  • 1 300 human rights defenders, journalists, and public figures in Pakistan waiting to be admitted to EU Member States.
  • 70 decrees limiting women's lives.