Afghanistan: US Should Articulate Women’s Rights Strategy

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should publicly announce a strategy to protect women’s rights in Afghanistan before she leaves office in 2013, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Clinton today. Women’s rights are increasingly at risk in the run-up to the scheduled drawdown of international troops at the end of 2014 and decreasing funding and attention to Afghanistan. (Kabul) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should publicly announce a strategy to protect women’s rights in Afghanistan before she leaves office in 2013, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to…

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