May 21, 2012Don't Abandon Afghan WomenLaura Bush, Washington Post
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![]() AP Photo As the United States convenes the NATO summit in Chicago this weekend, the fate of Afghanistan’s women is on my mind. This spring marks the 10th anniversary of the return of Afghanistan’s girls to the classroom. During the Taliban era, women were denied education. Women could not work, even when they were the sole providers for their families. Under the Taliban dictatorship, it was decreed that women should be neither seen nor heard. TAGGED: Women, Afghanistan RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
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