you cannot have a successful Afghanistan if half the people are frightened and they're sitting home
It is a simple fact, as you said, Senator Boxer, that no country can get ahead if half its population is left behind.
We need to make sure that these words represent the deeds that are going to follow.
Lucky for them it wasn't the Taliban making the decision.
if there's a way for us to help, both sides of the aisle, writing a letter and moving forward ... we expect to see this ...
Clearly, Afghan women are agents of democracy and change, and yet their potential is largely untapped.
Thank you. Thank you so much. We're going to let you have 7 minutes for questions.
Women must play a role--a key role--to ensure that the protection of their rights is a priority.
We are dependent on the elevation of women to realize change in Afghanistan.
We know that development change can happen in Afghanistan only if women are central catalysts to it.
Now there's a new law--but it means zero if they don't implement it.