On 27 June, former US first lady Laura Bush spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival about why sustaining the gains made by Afghan women was an important reason for US troops to remain in Afghanistan. Despite more than US$100 billion in US development assistance given to Afghanistan (not to mention billions from other countries), including many projects intended to promote gender equality, why are women’s gains viewed as so perilous?

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