Theme · Country situation
Afghanistan under Taliban
The situation in Afghanistan since the Taliban took power, including their governance and treatment of women and girls.
3 subjects in 3 sittings · 3 adopted, 0 rejected · Sept 2024 – May 2026
Resolutions 3
Latest decisions
- Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts
The resolution condemns the Taliban's systemic discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan, calling it gender apartheid that may amount to crimes against humanity. It denounces the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts and urges its immediate revocation and cessation of implementation. Parliament adopted the text as its official position, urging the EU and member states to support accountability efforts, including ICC investigations and sanctions. It also calls for discarding plans to invite Taliban representatives to Brussels and for expediting humanitarian visas while refraining from deportations of Afghan asylum seekers.
Foreign affairsJobs, social affairs & equality
21 May 2026 · Resolutions · motion for a resolution · 17 ballots · voted 13:33 · B-10-2026-0247 · 2026/2737
- Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes
Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Afghanistan, focusing on supporting women and communities hit by recent earthquakes. The text urges international actors to deliver aid, lift restrictions on humanitarian access, and condemn measures like internet shutdowns. It calls on the Commission and member states to step up emergency support and maintain funding for basic needs and livelihoods.
9 Oct 2025 · Resolutions · motion for a resolution · 23 ballots · voted 13:15 · B-10-2025-0425 · 2025/2872
- The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’
Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the Taliban's enforcement of Sharia law and the erasure of women and girls from public life in Afghanistan. The resolution urges the de-facto Afghan authorities to abolish a recent decree that silences women's voices in public, and calls for restoring women's full participation in public life. It also calls for reopening support systems for victims of violence, holding authorities accountable through international mechanisms, and increasing humanitarian aid.
Foreign affairsJobs, social affairs & equality
19 Sept 2024 · Resolutions · motion for a resolution · 20 ballots · voted 13:07 · B-10-2024-0045 · 2024/2803
Dossiers involved · latest vote first
- 2026/2737 Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts 21 May 2026 · 1 vote
- 2025/2872 Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes 9 Oct 2025 · 1 vote
- 2024/2803 The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’ 19 Sept 2024 · 1 vote
Who backs what
How each group's majority voted on the 3 most recent final roll calls about Afghanistan under Taliban. A group is "split" when no position won among its members.
| Group | Backed | Opposed | Abstained | Split | With the outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 (100 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 | 0 | 100 % | |
| 3 (100 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 | 0 | 100 % | |
| 3 (100 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 | 0 | 100 % | |
| 3 (100 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 | 0 | 100 % | |
| 3 (100 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 | 0 | 100 % | |
| 3 (100 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 | 0 | 100 % | |
| 1 (33 %) | 1 (33 %) | 1 | 0 | 33 % | |
| 0 (0 %) | 1 (33 %) | 2 | 0 | 0 % | |
| 1 (33 %) | 0 (0 %) | 2 | 0 | 33 % |
The latest final votes, group by group
| Decision | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts 21 May 26 · adopted | For | For | For | For | For | For | Abst. | Abst. | Abst. |
| Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes 9 Oct 25 · adopted | For | For | For | For | For | For | Against | Against | Abst. |
| The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’ 19 Sept 24 · adopted | For | For | For | For | For | For | For | Abst. | For |
✦ This theme was found by a model reading the decisions; the list of decisions, the counts and the group lines are computed from the record. Wrongly filed decisions can be reported to the site's maintainer.