the subcommittee on the near east and central asia. this is just adding underway. he has also spoken on issues like universal pre-k, and on the domestic front, he is a real leader on universal pre-k and the needs of children and families in our country and we are indebted to him for that area for that. afghanistan, in less than one month, afghans will go to the polls to elect a new president. this will be the first transfer of power in afghanistan since 2001, when president karzai came into office. the importance of this political transition cannot be overstated. a successful change in leadership has the potential to usher in a more legitimate afghan government that can get to work growing its capacity, its economy, and addressing security threats. on the other hand, a strange electoral process has the possibility to threaten security, reversing many of the gains made since 2001. the afghan people have make an progress that deserves to be sustained. afghanistan has broadene
parents i told them that if you do not send your daughters to school, then the enemy wins. i told them not to give into darkness. in so many ways, in so many ways, the afghan people, and especially afghan women and girls have fought back against that darkness. we mentioned earlier that 8.3 million young people are in school today and nearly 40% are girls. women and girls who have gained access to health care do not want to see a return to high mortality rates. the young women who fought for their education and health now want jobs that utilize their skills and will allow them to contribute to afghan society. one example of that is a woman i met a couple of years ago, an entrepreneurial woman from western afghanistan. i came to know her over the past several years just because she traveled to the united states, but because she came to northeastern pennsylvania where i live. she met with folks in a lot of different places, including northeastern pennsylvania. to say that pe
introduction. i am honored to be back here. i am grateful to have this chance to talk about this topic which has dominated our discussions here in washington for more than a decade. i am grateful for the opportunity to be back here. when you get invited summer to speak, if you get invited back that is a good thing. i am grateful. i want to thank the centers for american progress for the work that you do. often in the congress we have exposure to a lot of data, a lot of information, a lot of hearings and briefings. but sometimes you do not have the policy work in front of you that you would hope sometimes. centers for american progress has been a great value to me and i know two other senators. to other senators. i want to thank you for agreeing to moderate our conversation today, caroline. i know we will get to that later and we will certainly take questions from the audience. i am grateful, in addition to the folks in the audience who actually work at cap, to say hello to
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