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U.S. Afghan Women's Council Meetings in Kabul, Afghanistan
February 24-28, 2004 [DSL/Cable] [dial-up]  [B-Roll video : sequence] [Broadcast Glossary]

Under Secretary Dobriansky plays with Afghan school children in Kabul during a break while attending the U.S. Afghan Womens Council Meetings. State Dept. Photo

(Photo at left) Under Secretary Dobriansky plays with Afghan school children in Kabul during a break while attending the U.S. Afghan Women's Council Meetings.

The Council was hosted by Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Abdollah and Minister for Women's Affairs Habiba Sarabi. In meetings and on site visits Council participants focused on education for women, literacy, health care, micro-finance, job training and job placement for Afghan women. The U.S. delegation, in addition to Paula Dobriansky and Charlotte Ponticelli, included Karen Hughes, advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush, Margaret Spellings, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and Joyce Rumsfeld, wife of the U.S. Secretary of Defense.  

Under Secretary Dobriansky and Presidential Advisor Karen Hughes visit a school in Kabul.,State Dept. Photos,
Under Secretary Dobriansky and Presidential Advisor Karen Hughes (right) visit a school in Kabul.   

Joyce Rumsfeld, wife of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, meets Afghan nurses on February 25 as part of the activities of the U.S.-Afghan Womens Council. 
Joyce Rumsfeld, wife of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, (left) met Afghan nurses as part of the activities of the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council. State Dept. photos

  
Highlights
Afghan and Iraqi Women: Looking to the Future With Renewed Hope
This new release outlines progress in helping women in Afghanistan and Iraq [in PDF format, also available as an HTML file].
  
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