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The Minister of State, my noble Friend the right hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns,
the Minister responsible for human rights, met Dr Husn Banu Ghazanfar during the Women's
Rights and Empowerment in Afghanistan Symposium in Oslo on the 23rd November 2014.
Dr Ghazanfar also met the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, my noble Friend
the right hon. Baroness Northover, on 3 December at the Ayenda Conference in London
along with members of the Afghan Civil Society which was an associate event of the
London Conference on Afghanistan. Unfortunately, Dr Ghazanfar’s programme was cut
short and she was unable to have further meetings as planned. The UK Government is
working closely with the government of Afghanistan, including Dr Ghazanfar, to improve
the status of women and girls in Afghanistan, so that they can participate as fully
as possible in a future, peaceful Afghan state.
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