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Governor Habiba Sarabi, center, introduces Mrs. Laura Bush to Col. Hafizullah Paymon, Commander of the Afghan Regional Training Center, during a visit to the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan there Sunday, June 8, 2008. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Governor Habiba Sarabi, center, introduces Mrs. Laura Bush to Col. Hafizullah Paymon, Commander of the Afghan Regional Training Center, during a visit to the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan there Sunday, June 8, 2008. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush and Governor Habiba Sarabi, in white, meet with female police trainees who will graduate June 15th from Non-Commissioned Officer Training during a visit Sunday, June 8, 2008, to the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush participates in a roundtable discussion Sunday, June 8, 2008, with three recent female graduates of the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. With her from left are: Governor Habiba Sarabi, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood, Michael Yates, USAID Mission Director, and Paula Dobriansky, U.S. Under Secretary of Global Affairs. There are currently an estimated 420 female police officers in the country. Women comprise less than one percent of the senior ranks of the police. The majority of these women serve in Kabul; two women serve as brigadier generals. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush smiles as she meets Sunday, June 6, 2008, with female graduates of the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan province in Afghanistan. With her is Bamiyan Governor Habiba Sarabi. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush greets New Zealand Police officers Sunday, June 8, 2008, during her visit to the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Mrs. Bush traveled to Afghanistan to highlight the continued U.S. commitment to the country and its President Hamid Karzai. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
New Zealand soldiers perform a traditional warrior’s dance Sunday, June 8, 2008, during a welcoming ceremony for Mrs. Laura Bush at the Bamiyan Provincial Reconstruction Team Base in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush greets New Zealand troops during her welcoming ceremony Sunday, June 8, 2008, at the Bamiyan Provincial Reconstruction Team Base. New Zealand’s military took over the Afghanistan military compound from U.S. troops in 2003. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush is greeted Sunday, June 8, 2008, by New Zealand troops performing a traditional warrior dance at the Bamiyan Provincial Reconstruction Team Base in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province. Standing with her is Major Justin de la Haye. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Governor Habiba Sarabi, center, introduces Mrs. Laura Bush to Col. Hafizullah Paymon, Commander of the Afghan Regional Training Center, during a visit to the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan there Sunday, June 8, 2008. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Governor Habiba Sarabi, center, introduces Mrs. Laura Bush to Col. Hafizullah Paymon, Commander of the Afghan Regional Training Center, during a visit to the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan there Sunday, June 8, 2008. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush waves as she arrives at Kabul International Airport, Sunday, June 8, 2008. Mrs. Bush traveled to Afghanistan to highlight the continued U.S. commitment to the country and its President Hamid Karzai. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush is greeted by Governor Habiba Sarabi after arriving in Bamiyan province Sunday, June 8, 2008. Appointed in 2005, the former Minister of Women’s Affairs is the only female governor in Afghanistan. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
 
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