The Bonn Conference and Why Women's Voices Must be Heard
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Posted 12.04.2011
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The Afghan Conference that begins today in Bonn could prove to be crucial for the future of women in Afghanistan.Yet there are very few women among the 900 delegates taking part in the talks that mark the anniversary of the 2001 Bonn Conference, when Hamid Karzai was appointed president of Afghanistan and expectations were high about women's futures.
