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

TA-10-2025-0229 · P10_TA(2025)0229 · PE776.254

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Parliament's resolution on Afghanistan condemns Taliban restrictions and the humanitarian crisis after the 2025 earthquake, urging aid access, women's rights, and accountability.

Key points

  1. Expresses concern over the earthquake's impact and urges international actors to scale up emergency responses, including maternal and child healthcare, and calls on Afghan authorities to lift aid restrictions.
  2. Condemns the nationwide internet shutdown and calls on authorities to refrain from such practices.
  3. Urges coordinated humanitarian relief, investment in resilience, and increased EU funding, including flexible multi-annual support, while engaging regional partners to bypass Taliban interference.
  4. Calls on Iran and Pakistan to halt deportations to Afghanistan, citing non-refoulement, and notes strain on aid infrastructure from returning families.
  5. Calls for EU assistance to Afghan human rights defenders and journalists with temporary status in Pakistan.
  6. Condemns gender apartheid and calls for recognition as a crime against humanity, lifting restrictions on women, and reopening medical education to women.
  7. Demands lifting restrictions on female humanitarian workers and students, and allowing women's rights organisations to operate.
  8. Condemns violence against women, including rape, forced marriage, and female genital mutilation.
  9. Insists the Taliban prevent terrorist groups from using Afghan soil and urges partners to dismantle terrorist financing networks.
  10. Calls for increased pressure on the Taliban via sanctions and travel bans, and refraining from diplomatic relations until five benchmarks are met.
  11. Calls for accountability through a UN investigative mechanism and execution of ICC arrest warrants for Taliban leaders.
  12. Welcomes the independent investigative mechanism and renewal of the UN Special Rapporteur's mandate.

Who is affected

  • Afghan women and girls: face restrictions on education, work, and healthcare; targeted for support and rights restoration.
  • Afghan returnees from Iran and Pakistan: affected by deportations and added strain on aid.
  • Humanitarian workers and organisations: need unrestricted access and support.
  • Taliban de facto authorities: subject to sanctions, travel bans, and demands to lift restrictions.
  • Terrorist groups: must be prevented from using Afghan soil.

Figures and deadlines

  • 6.0 magnitude earthquake on 31 August 2025, causing over 2,200 deaths and destroying more than 6,700 homes.
  • At least 11,000 people living in tents.
  • 422 healthcare facilities shut down, affecting 3.08 million people.
  • Nearly 24 million people dependent on humanitarian assistance; almost 15 million suffering from acute food insecurity.
  • Over 1.1 million Afghans returned between January and October 2024; over 3.2 million IDPs; 5.3 million refugees and asylum seekers.
  • EUR 1 million in emergency funding, in addition to EUR 161 million in humanitarian aid allocated in 2025.