Afghan asylum approvals plunge as UK denies women fleeing Taliban, analysis warns

NewsUKHome NewsAfghan asylum approvals plunge as UK denies women fleeing Taliban, analysis warnsReport from Amnesty International finds Afghans less likely to find sanctuary in the UK than before Taliban takeoverHolly Bancroft Home Affairs Correspondent Tuesday 14 April 2026 17:28 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957311","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/afghan-women-girls-taliban-refugee-asylum-uk-b2957311.html","title":"Afghan asylum approvals plunge as UK denies women fleeing Taliban, analysis warns "}}CloseThe Afghan TV presenter sent death threats for standing up to the TalibanGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP","regTitle":"Morning Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"morning_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"d9194ae4-912a-47fb-8f79-f495b1e014c1","type":"morning_headlines","pathPrefix":["/news/uk","/news/uk/home-news","/sport"],"title":"Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/morningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews","regSourceSection":"Home News","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Hundreds of Afghan women have been refused asylum in...