of having to risk not only their lives but that of their children and families in order to leave and save themselves and their families. she joins us now. she is a senior fellow the aat nyu s global afirz and focused on conflict resolution in afghanistan for the u.s. and for the u.s. we appreciate you being here today. last week 46 senators in this country wrote to officials asking for a special humanitarian pathway to the u.s. for women and leaders in afghanistan. you requested something similar. how urgent is this moment now? what do their lives look like under taliban control? prigt now, everyone that i speak to, every woman leader that i speak to isn t hiding. they re in their houses. the lights are off. trying to stay as discreet as pos ubl at their locations.