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Mrs. Bush Highlights Women's Achievements in Afghanistan
Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education, during a visit Wednesday, March 30, 2005, to the Women's Teacher's Training Institute in Kabul, Afghanistan. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education, during a visit Wednesday, March 30, 2005, to the Women's Teacher's Training Institute in Kabul, Afghanistan. White House photo by Susan Sterner Full Story
Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education, during a visit Wednesday, March 30, 2005, to the Women's Teacher's Training Institute in Kabul, Afghanistan. White House photo by Susan Sterner
A man studying to be a teacher stands to introduce himself during a visit by Mrs. Bush to Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 30, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
First lady Laura Bush and Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education, center, stand with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday, March 30, 2005, after their arrival in Kabul. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush is greeted by youngsters outside a Kabul bakery during her visit Wednesday, March 30, 2005. The first lady presented White House red, white & blue kaleidoscopes to the children. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush hands red, white and blue kaleidoscopes to youngsters outside a Kabul bakery Wednesday, March 30, 2005 during her visit to Afghanistan. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush arrives at the Presidential Palace accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 30, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush applauds as Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and Afghan Minister of Education Noor Mohammas Qarqeen complete the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for funds to build a university in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 30, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Mrs. Laura Bush stands with a group of Afghan girls on hand to greet her Wednesday, March 30, 2005, upon her arrival in Kabul. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush talks with female students in the newly built National Women’s Dormitory on the campus of Kabul University Wednesday, March 30, 2005, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The women’s dormitory was built to provide a safe place for young women to live while pursuing studies away from their families. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Children from the School of Hope hold hands during a visit by Laura Bush to Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 30, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush and U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings are seated together onstage at Kabul University Wednesday, March 30, 2005 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mrs. Bush and Secretary Spellings toured the Women’s Teacher’s Training Institute and the National Women’s Dormitory prior to Mrs. Bush's announcement of the United States' commitment to provide more than 15 million dollars in funds for building a new university in Kabul. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Afghan President Hamid Karzai jokes with Laura Bush during a meeting in the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 30, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad arrive at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 30, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush listens to the comments of Afghan teachers and students during a roundtable at the Women’s Teacher’s Training Institute of Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 30, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush observes as Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and Afghan Minister of Education Noor Mohammas Qarqeen complete the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for funds to build a university in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 30, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush shows youngsters how to use a kaleidoscope outside a Kabul bakery after a stop Wednesday, March 30, 2005. The toys were gifts from the White House given by the first lady during her brief visit to Afghanistan. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush and Dr. Zenat Karzai, wife of President Hamid Karzai, center, join Paula Dobrianski, second from left, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, and Margaret Spellings, U.S. Secretary of Education, third from left, as they talk with Afghan women about issues of women's rights and education at the presidential residence in Kabul Wednesday, March 30, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush joins US troops as they dine in the Dragon Chow Dining Hall on Bagram Air Base in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 30, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
Laura Bush laughs with troops as they eat dinner in the Dragon Chow Dining Hall on Bagram Air Base in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 30, 2005. White House photo by Susan Sterner
 
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