Now Liberated, Afghan Women Have Better Lives

According to a new report from the U.S. State Department, more Afghan women are attending school this year than at any point in Afghanistan’s history. Estimates are that last year as many as one-third of the 3 million students who returned to school were girls. This year the percentage is even higher, and the new Afghan Ministry of Education aims to have girls make up 50 percent of the student enrollment. Also See: Interim Afghan Government Agreement