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What more women in government would mean for Afghanistan

The country is undergoing significant social and cultural shifts.

03/05/2018

PBS News Hour

What more women in government would mean for Afghanistan

Clip: 3/5/2018 | 7m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

The country is undergoing significant social and cultural shifts.

War is a reality of life in Afghanistan, but it's not all-consuming, say a delegation of Afghan women leaders who recently visited Washington. The country is also undergoing significant social and cultural shifts around gender and leadership. Judy Woodruff talks with Shaharzad Akbar, a senior advisor to President Ghani, and Muqaddesa Yourish of Afghanistan's Civil Service Commission.

03/05/2018

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