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The Afghan war marks its 10th anniversary today. In Queens, N.Y., Afghan women talk about how the country has changed in many ways for the better, but also why they prefer their new lives in the United States.
Osama bin Laden’s death has spurred talk of U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan this summer. But if troops go away before a true re-integration process for the Taliban, commentator Jeanne Bryer wonders what chance women will have.
After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 1996, Kamila Sidiqi was housebound, but managed to start a thriving tailoring business. This excerpt from Gayle Tzemach Lemmon’s new book, “The Dressmaker of Khair Khana,” shares how Sidiqi also helped others