John D.S. Allen: “Ending incessant federal interference will free up state and local leaders to foster more opportunities.”

It's all about leadership, Anderson. Any reform is about leadership.

If they go against Trump, there’s a reasonable likelihood that they will be defeated in primaries.

To leave the fate of Afghan women and girls to the Afghan government and Taliban dialog is a massive abdication of American and international responsibility to support universal human rights.

The Taliban will never accord Afghan women and girls the respect and the place in the future Afghan society that they deserve.