afghanistan, the doomsday scenario is coming. the doomsday scenario not even being the takeover by the taliban, but what happened before the taliban, which is all-out militia warfare. there are people who believe that will happen. i happen to think maybe it s wishful thinking, but i happen to think it won t, hopefully. in that the parties that are involved in the civil wars hopefully have learned important lessons about the benefits of peace. the benefits of a peaceful country. but certainly the boogeyman that every afghan in afghanistan is terrified of. is a return to the chaos, the rampant violence with impunity of the 1990s. women business leaders who are extraordinary, they are very worried about the fragility about the legal rights that they have won. yeah, they are. in this intervention. things for women in afghanistan
have improved. i think if you were to go to a remote village, say in the south of afghanistan, you wouldn t know what year it is, it could still be 1999 or it could be 1950. so things haven t changed all that much. but i think in the urban regions, like kabul and herat things have improved. women, there have been significant advances. in the field of women s rights. there s a female provincial governor in afghanistan, that would have been unthinkable 12 years ago, before september 11th. women serving in lower house of the parliament. but i, like you, those business leaders, those women business leaders in afghanistan do worry. you know, i think, i think that the role, the role of women in afghan society have got to be preserved. women s rights has to be the one of the cornerstones of national
irene. north texas is burning. i m ali velshi, about 30 homes already destroyed bay wildfire. 100 more in harm s way. it s going to get worse before it gets better because officials say this fast-spreading fire is 0% contained. and i m carol costello. new developments out of aruba in the disappearance of american robyn gardener. her traveling companion and the chief suspect may be about to walk on this american morning. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, august 31st. welcome to american morning. continues to be a busy morning. sure does. we continue to deal with the aftereffects of irene. talk about that. disaster on a delay in some places. several hundred people now evacuated in new jersey as flooding continues three days after hurricane irene tore through. residents say it s the worst they ve ever seen. in vermont, a dozen towns cut off by flooding had supplies air lifted in. more than 250 roadways cut off by high water and the layers of mud it left be
close gender gaps and eliminate barriers to gender equality and help achieve sustainable goals. we know helping women around the world is not just the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do. the people collected here indicate that with the weight of contributions we re making, but also this tremendous commitment. i would be remiss not to talk about the fact as we are helping individuals, women and girls, in the developing world, there is still much to do at home. that s why initiatives like the u.s./canada with women business leaders and entrepreneurs launches by donald trump and i with the help of ivanka trump back in the early spring has already begun to ensure we are helping and recognizing developing and developed