>> that's what happened. after september 11th, when the spotlight of the world turned to afghanistan, because the taliban was giving al-qaeda safe haven. many of the training camps the terrorist training camps for al-qaeda were in afghanistan. i think when that happened, when everyone in the united states looked at afghanistan, they were shocked by the way afghan women were treated. they were not allowed to leave their homes. many were widows from the years of conflict that had preceded that terrorist attack here in the united states. they couldn't leave their homes without a male escort. children weren't allowed to fly kites. girls were forbidden from being educated. which was really shocking to americans. especially the idea of a government that would forbid its it is denies from being educated. >> greta: treated like dogs. >> that's right, really terrible. many, many american women,