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DESCRIPTION:David Cortright is the Director of Policy Studies at the Kroc I
 nstitute and Chair of the Board of the Fourth Freedom Forum. He is the aut
 hor of Ending Obama's War (Paradigm) and Towards Nuclear Zero (Routledge).
  He blogs at davidcortright.net. Since the overthrow of the Taliban by U.S
 .-led forces in 2001\, the promotion of women’s rights in Afghanistan has 
 generated much public debate. Some commentators have suggested that prolon
 ged U.S. and NATO military occupation is needed to protect women’s gains. 
 But what do Afghan women think? David Cortright Co-authored a report of th
 is title based on extensive interviews with Afghan women leaders\, includi
 ng parliamentarians\, activists\, school principals\, health workers\, and
  members of the police force and army. This presentation is part of a seri
 es initiated by Women’s Action for New Directions.
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SUMMARY:Afghan Women Speak: Enhancing Security and Human Rights in Afghanis
 tan
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:David Cortright is the Director of Policy Stud
 ies at the Kroc Institute and Chair of the Board of the Fourth Freedom For
 um. He is the author of Ending Obama's War (Paradigm) and Towards Nuclear 
 Zero (Routledge). He blogs at davidcortright.net. Since the overthrow of t
 he Taliban by U.S.-led forces in 2001\, the promotion of women’s rights in
  Afghanistan has generated much public debate. Some commentators have sugg
 ested that prolonged U.S. and NATO military occupation is needed to protec
 t women’s gains. But what do Afghan women think? David Cortright Co-author
 ed a report of this title based on extensive interviews with Afghan women 
 leaders\, including parliamentarians\, activists\, school principals\, hea
 lth workers\, and members of the police force and army. This presentation 
 is part of a series initiated by Women’s Action for New Directions.<br>
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