As U.S. Begins Withdrawal From Afghanistan, Shaheen Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to Women's Rights in Conversation With Afghan Women Parliamentarians
May 05, 2021
May 05, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 4, 2021:
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today met virtually with women members of Afghanistan's Parliament to discuss the rights and futures of women and girls in Afghanistan as the United States begins withdrawal. Last month, President Biden announced that the U.S. would withdraw U.S. forces by Se . . .
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the only woman and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today met virtually with women members of Afghanistan's Parliament to discuss the rights and futures of women and girls in Afghanistan as the United States begins withdrawal. Last month, President Biden announced that the U.S. would withdraw U.S. forces by Se . . .