Mother's Day Visit to Afghanistan

On Mother’s Day weekend, I was pleased to lead a bipartisan Delegation to Afghanistan to visit troops and take part in important discussions with diplomatic and military officials, and the women of Afghanistan. On every occasion, our delegation stressed the importance of Afghan women being involved in security decisions. On Mothers' Day we travelled to Helmand and Kandahar provinces to hear directly from regional commanders on the ground and their coalition partners in the most critical areas in Afghanistan. Our delegation was also honored to participate in a celebration in honor of Mothers' Day at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province with many mothers serving in our Armed Forces.