ABC News: Laura Bush Lauds Progress in Afghanistan

More good news for women in Afghanistan.

ABC News: Laura Bush Lauds Progress in Afghanistan: "Mrs. Bush's trip, kept secret until the last minute for security reasons, was timed to coincide with a meeting in Kabul of the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council. The group, formed in 2002, promotes private-public partnerships between U.S. and Afghan institutions to help Afghan women gain the skills and education deprived them under years of the Taliban."

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"The first lady's stops sought to put a positive spin on conditions in Afghanistan where millions of women and girls have returned to work and school since the Taliban was ousted. Equality before the law is embedded in a new constitution, and some women have abandoned the head-to-toe public veiling that was mandatory under the tough Islamist regime."