Khaama: Amnesty International and the Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) have urged the United Kingdom to halt asylum policies they say are increasingly rejecting Afghan women and girls seeking protection. In a joint report released on April 16, the groups said acceptance rates for Afghan asylum seekers in the UK have fallen sharply from 96% to 34%, leaving hundreds of women denied refuge in 2025 alone. They warned that the decline comes despite Afghan women fleeing one of the world’s harshest systems of gender repression in Afghanistan, where restrictions severely limit education, employment, and freedom of movement. Click here to read more (external link).