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First Lady Rula Ghani on Afghan Women’s Consensus

Women seek both peace and human rights—and prepare to demand it of the Taliban.

Friday, November 15, 2019 / By: USIP Staff

As Afghans, the United States and the international community seek an end to the war in Afghanistan, the country’s first lady, Rula Ghani, says thousands of Afghan women nationwide have expressed a clear consensus on two points. They insist that the war needs to end, and that the peace to follow must continue to build opportunities for women. The single greatest step to advance Afghan women’s cause is education and training to build their professional capacities, Ghani told an audience at USIP.

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