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Afghanistan Wartime Women March 2010

Afghanistan Wartime Women March 2010
A medical technician takes the blood pressure of an Afghan woman, Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at the Kandahar Regional Military Hospital near Kandahar, Afghanistan. The hospital, which services primarily Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan National Police, opened its doors to service members' families for weekly medical care, something that many women and children in the country do not have access to. AP	An Afghan infant is examined by Canadian doctor Lt. Kirsten Barnes Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at the Kandahar Regional Military Hospital near Kandahar, Afghanistan. The hospital, which services primarily Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan National Police, opens its doors to service members' families for weekly medical care, something that many women and children in the country don't have access to. AP
Foreign and Afghan female prisoners stand in line at the start of a friendly volleyball match at the female detention center in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, March 30, 2010. About 145 women prisoners including five female foreigners, do time at Kabul's sole detention center for women, for various crimes they committed. AP	Afghan women look over photos of themselves provided by a member of the medical staff Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at the Kandahar Regional Military Hospital near Kandahar, Afghanistan. The hospital, which services primarily Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan National Police, opened its doors to service members' families for weekly medical care, something that many women and children in the country do not have access to. AP
An Afghan inmate watches from behind a barred window during a media event at a women's prison in Kabul March 30, 2010. U.S. President Obama has ordered an extra 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan to beat back a resurgent Taliban, but officials also recognise progress on civilian issues like corruption, governance and justice will be essential to bringing stability to the country. Reuters	Afghan women are seen at a cemetery in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 28, 2010. AP
Afghan women walk past U.S. Army soldiers with the 293D Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion, patrolling on the outskirts of the town of Kandahar, southern Afghanistan March 20, 2010. Reuters	Burqa-clad Afghan women and a girl walk past a local police station in the town of Kandahar, southern Afghanistan March 22, 2010. Reuters
Afghan women in white burqas visit the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif, the centre of Afghan New Year's or Nauruz celebrations, on March 20, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali. Getty	An Afghan woman holds a placard portraying President Hamid Karzai as men and women gather to watch a ceremony for Afghan solar-based New Year's or Nowruz celebrations that includes rising a large poll at the Hazrat-i Ali shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 21, 2010. The pre-Islamic festival is celebrated annually as people from across the war-torn country gather in ancient Balkh province's capital in northern Afghanistan which holds a shrine attributed to the religion's fourth Calif, Hazrat-i Ali. Getty
Afghan women offer prayers at the grave of their relative in a grave yard in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 20, 2010. AP	Afghan women meet on the second day of a polio vaccination campaign on March 15, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Public Health Ministry, UNICEF and the World Health Organization are administering the three-day program. Afghanistan is one of a few countries in the world that still has a polio problem with new cases reported every year, most often in areas where insurgent threats have made it hard for the vaccine to reach children. Getty
First lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton present the 2010 International Women of Courage Award to Colonel Shafiqa Quraishi of Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. AP	Women passengers look out over an ad of a mobile communication company on the side of a bus in Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, March 12, 2010. AP
U.S first lady Michelle Obama (L) is pictured on stage with the 2010 International Women of Courage Awards recipients at the State Department in Washington, March 10, 2010. With Obama are (2nd L-R) Afghanistan's Shukria Asil and Shafiqa Quraishi, Sonia Pierre of the Dominican Republic, Kenya's Ann Njogu, Korea's Lee Ae-Run, Sri Lanka's Jansila Majeed, Syria's Sister Marie Claude Naddaf and Zimbabwe's Jestina Mukoko. Reuters	Afghan women attend a ceremony to mark International Women's Day, on March 8, 2010 in Herat, Afghanistan. Afghan independent human rights watchdogs have said that efforts must be redoubled to combat gender violence, forced marriages and a lack of education amongst women in Afghanistan. Getty
Afghan women pass by U.S. soldiers, as the world observes International Women's Day, on March 8, 2010 in Herat, Afghanistan. Afghan independent human rights watchdogs have said that efforts must be redoubled to combat gender violence, forced marriages and a lack of education amongst women in Afghanistan. Getty	An Afghan woman carrying flowers passes by Italian soldiers, as the world observes International Women's Day, on March 8, 2010 in Herat, Afghanistan. Afghan independent human rights watchdogs have said that efforts must be redoubled to combat gender violence, forced marriages and a lack of education amongst women in Afghanistan. Getty
An Afghan woman checks a framed piece of a carpet with an image of U.S. President Barack Obama at an exhibition to mark the International Women's Day in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 8, 2010. AP	Afghan police female officials attend a gathering to mark the 8th of March, the International Women's Day in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, March 7, 2010. AP
Turkish soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) attend at a gathering to mark the 8th of March, the International Women's Day in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, March 7, 2010. AP	Afghan women attend at a gathering to mark the 8th of March, the International Women's Day in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, March 7, 2010. AP

100331-F-3322D-076. SHEWAN, Afghanistan (Maerc 31,2010)Afghan girls sit patiently on the floor and wait for lunch in their temporary school facilities, March 31, 2010, in the Bala Baluk district of Farah Province, Afghanistan. Personnel from the Farah Provincial Reconstruction Team joined key members of the Health and Education Ministries of Farah in assessing the Dehzak Primary School and Shewan Clinic. ISAF Photo by: (U.S. Air Force photo by Second Lieutenant Christine A. Darius)

100331-F-3322D-078. SHEWAN, Afghanistan (Maerc 31,2010)Mr. Atiquallah, Ministry of Education, Farah Provincial Director and Marsha Michel, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Field Program Officer of the Farah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), spoke to the school girls about what they were learning in school, March 31, 2010, in the Bala Baluk district of Farah Province, Afghanistan. Personnel from the Farah PRT joined key members of the Health and Education Ministries of Farah in assessing the Dehzak Primary School and Shewan Clinic. ISAF Photo by: (U.S. Air Force photo by Second Lieutenant Christine A. Darius)

Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration Michele M. Leonhart tours Afghanistan with a stop off at the U.S Embassy March 31, 2010. Leonhart met with U.S and Afghan offical to asses the DEA's role in the war on drugs in Afghanistan.

100328-A-xxxxL-004b. U.S. Army Capt. Rebecca Dimurco speaks with Afghan children during an operation to transport patients in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nicholas T. Loyd

100328-A-3996M-056. Sgt. Christine Permenter, a member of the 82nd Airborne Division Band sings songs as part of a rock bad to provide entertainment to U.S. Service Members, while waiting for the President of the United States to arrive. The United States President, Barack Obama delivers a speech to U.S. service members at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, 28 March, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray/Released)(100328-A-3996M-056)

100327-N-1928O- 135. President Barack Obama greets U.S. troops at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, March 28, 2010. (Photo by U.S. Navy 1st Class Petty Officer Mark O'Donald)

100321-F-3231D-095. FARAH, Afghanistan (March 21, 2010) -- Wearing customary clothing, Farah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) interpreters Nasrin and Mirwais Noorzad share their culture with the American military members of the PRT during an Afghan New Year’s Party hosted by the interpreters, March 21, 2010, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Farah, Afghanistan. It has been six years since the interpreters have celebrated the Afghan New Year with the PRT. “In Afghan culture, it is customary to have a celebration at least once or twice a month,” said Nasrin. “We believe there is at least one happy day each month so there should be a party. We were very happy that the PRT asked us to share our culture with them.” (Photo by: U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tracy DeMarco)

CHAGHCHARAN, Afghanistan (March 17, 2010)--Representatives of the Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan and an NGO signed grant contracts for 2 new development projects in Ghor province under Japan’s assistance scheme, the “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects (GAGP), at the Chaghcharan PRT compound.

100316-F-9171L-033. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christine Jones, a photographer with 4th Combat Camera Squadron, gives candy to Afghan children waiting to receive medical treatment at Lindenau Clinic in Main Operating Base Price, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 16, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)

100311-F-6407W-030. FARAH, Afghanistan (March 11, 2010)--: U.S. Army Sgt. Tiffany Dalagelis, a Civil Affairs member of the Farah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), welcomes 10 Farah contractors who donated over $5,000 worth of items to the Farah City Orphanage several weeks ago, along with 10 orphans who came to the PRT to thank the contractors for their generosity, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Farah, March 11, 2010. From winter jackets and sneakers to soccer uniforms and wood burning stoves, the PRT delivered to the orphanage all the items that were donated by the local Farah contractors who simply wanted to help out the underprivileged kids of their city. (Photo by USAF 2nd Lt. Karl Wiest)

[Above and two below] The US Embassy in Kabul, with the participation of Ambassador Eikenberry and Mrs. Eikenberry, hosted a reception in celebration of International Women’s Day March 10, 2010. The aim of this event was to recognize Afghan women’s efforts and accomplishments in their fight for equal opportunities, development, justice, and equal treatment in all spheres of the Afghan society. Gathered here are some of the heroes of Afghanistan: artists, musicians, poets, teachers, NGO leaders, human rights activists, businesswomen, and politicians.

100310-F-3231D-020. FARAH, Afghanistan (March 10, 2010) --: Students of the Farah Women’s Empowerment Center perform a song at the official dedication of the center, March 10, 2010, Farah, Afghanistan. Fifteen-year-old Farzana, holding the lyrics for the group, wants to study photography in the future. Several provincial government officials, including Gov. Rahool Amin, attended and spoke at the ceremony. The center currently holds lessons in English, math, basic health science, and computer technology. (Photo by: U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tracy DeMarco)

100310-F-3231D-100. FARAH, Afghanistan (March 10, 2010) --A total of nine computers, a projector, and projection screen were purchased for the Farah Women’s Empowerment Center by the Farah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the U.S. State Department and are the newest addition to the center, which held a dedication ceremony on March 10, 2010, just two days after International Women’s Day, Farah, Afghanistan. (Photo by: U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tracy DeMarco)

100308-F-3582C-0XX.jpg--International Womens Day at Nili, Day Kundi Providence, Afghanistan. Over 3000 women attended the rally. Speakers talked about the origin of Womens Day, plays, singing and positive speaches were given for all attending. Gifts and certificates were given out to many of the outstanding performers. This was the largest showing of support of women around the local areas to date. The newest publication magazine, Women of Dai Kundi was given out to all the women. (U.S. Air force photo by TSgt Carmen A. Cheney-Combined Joint Special Task Force Afghanistan, Combat Camera Center)

100308-F-3582C-0XX.jpg--International Womens Day at Nili, Day Kundi Providence, Afghanistan. Over 3000 women attended the rally. Speakers talked about the origin of Womens Day, plays, singing and positive speaches were given for all attending. Gifts and certificates were given out to many of the outstanding performers. This was the largest showing of support of women around the local areas to date. The newest publication magazine, Women of Dai Kundi was given out to all the women. (U.S. Air force photo by TSgt Carmen A. Cheney-Combined Joint Special Task Force Afghanistan, Combat Camera Center)

100308-F-3231D-084. FARAH, Afghanistan (March 8, 2010) --Sadia, an 8-year-old Afghan girl, watches as Farah Province Gov. Rahool Amin and other dignitaries arrive at the International Women’s Day Celebration at the governor’s compound, March 8, 2010. Sadia was one of many children who attended the event, which drew a crowd of over 600 local Afghan women. (Photo by: U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tracy DeMarco)

An Afghan National Policewoman (ANP) stands at attention during a pass and review formation before the start of the International Women’s Day ceremony at the Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 4, 2010. International Women’s Day, honors women around the world, particularly working women. Today, Afghan women are being recognized for the many contributions toward making their country a better place and paving the way for women in the future to have a voice in economic and political matters. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.) .

[Above and two below] Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry took a tour of the Afghan Red Crescent Society's (ACRS) Marastoon Social Welfare Center March 3, 2010. Escorted by ACRS president Fatima Galani, the Ambassador visited with students at Marastoon's school, which serves 444 students in 10 grades.