We awoke one morning in Kabul to the sound of not-too-distant explosions, marking the start to the fighting season. But bombs were not the foremost takeaway from our Mother's Day trip to Afghanistan -- the women fighting to stop the bombs left a more lasting impression. More than a decade after American and allied forces toppled the Taliban regime, the improvement in the quality of life for Afghan women is unmistakable. Women are now participants -- and in many cases, leaders -- in a society that once systematically subjugated them. There are female government officials at almost every level, young girls going to school, young women in college, and new opportunities cropping up around the country.
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A bipartisan coalition of women in Congress visited women in Afghanistan
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The improvement in the quality of life for Afghan women is unmistakable, they say
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Still, long-term success will be in the preservation of the gains made by Afghan women
On a sixth annual trip, our congressional delegation of women legislators spent several days in @placeholder in May meeting with many of the women who have helped begin to reverse centuries of repression.