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Visit to Afghanistan -2008
Mrs. Laura Bush participates in a roundtable discussion Sunday, June 8, 2008, with three recent female graduates of the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. With her from left are: Governor Habiba Sarabi, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood, Michael Yates, USAID Mission Director, and Paula Dobriansky, U.S. Under Secretary of Global Affairs. There are currently an estimated 420 female police officers in the country. Women comprise less than one percent of the senior ranks of the police. The majority of these women serve in Kabul; two women serve as brigadier generals.
Mrs. Laura Bush participates in a roundtable discussion Sunday, June 8, 2008, with three recent female graduates of the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. With her from left are: Governor Habiba Sarabi, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood, Michael Yates, USAID Mission Director, and Paula Dobriansky, U.S. Under Secretary of Global Affairs. There are currently an estimated 420 female police officers in the country. Women comprise less than one percent of the senior ranks of the police. The majority of these women serve in Kabul; two women serve as brigadier generals.
Mrs. Laura Bush waves as she arrives at Kabul International Airport, Sunday, June 8, 2008. Mrs. Bush traveled to Afghanistan to highlight the continued U.S. commitment to the country and its President Hamid Karzai. Mrs. Laura Bush is greeted by Governor Habiba Sarabi after arriving in Bamiyan province Sunday, June 8, 2008. Appointed in 2005, the former Minister of Women's Affairs is the only female governor in Afghanistan.
New Zealand soldiers perform a traditional warrior's dance Sunday, June 8, 2008, during a welcoming ceremony for Mrs. Laura Bush at the Bamiyan Provincial Reconstruction Team Base in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province. Mrs. Laura Bush is greeted Sunday, June 8, 2008, by New Zealand troops performing a traditional warrior's dance at the Bamiyan Provincial Reconstruction Team Base in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province. Standing with her is Major Justin de la Haye.
Mrs. Laura Bush greets New Zealand troops during her welcoming ceremony Sunday, June 8, 2008, at the Bamiyan Provincial Reconstruction Team Base. New Zealand's military took over the Afghanistan military compound from U.S. troops in 2003. Governor Habiba Sarabi, center, introduces Mrs. Laura Bush to Col. Hafizullah Paymon, Commander of the Afghan Regional Training Center, during a visit to the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan there Sunday, June 8, 2008.
Mrs. Laura Bush greets New Zealand Police officers Sunday, June 8, 2008, during her visit to the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Mrs. Bush traveled to Afghanistan to highlight the continued U.S. commitment to the country and its President Hamid Karzai. Mrs. Laura Bush and Governor Habiba Sarabi, in white, meet with female police trainees who will graduate June 15th from Non-Commissioned Officer Training during a visit Sunday, June 8, 2008, to the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.
Mrs. Laura Bush participates in a roundtable discussion Sunday, June 8, 2008, with three recent female graduates of the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. With her from left are: Governor Habiba Sarabi, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood, Michael Yates, USAID Mission Director, and Paula Dobriansky, U.S. Under Secretary of Global Affairs. There are currently an estimated 420 female police officers in the country. Women comprise less than one percent of the senior ranks of the police. The majority of these women serve in Kabul; two women serve as brigadier generals. Mrs. Laura Bush smiles as she meets Sunday, June 8, 2008, with female graduates of the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan province in Afghanistan. With her is Bamiyan Governor Habiba Sarabi.
Future students of the Ayenda Learning Center wave flags and greet Mrs. Laura Bush during her visit to the construction site of the Ayenda Learning Center Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Mrs. Laura Bush is greeted by future students of the Ayenda Learning Center during her visit to the school's construction site Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Joining Mrs. Bush is Governor of Bamiran Province Habiba Sarabi, left, and Ihsan Ullah Bayat, who directed a tour of the site.
Students sing as they welcome Mrs. Laura Bush to the future site of the Ayenda Learning Center Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by Habiba Sarabi, Governor of Bamiran Province, right, and students of the Ayenda Learning Center Sunday, June 8, 2008, during a tour of the school's construction site in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.
Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by Governor of Bamiran Province, Habiba Sarabi, right, and students, during a tour of the future site of the Ayenda Learning Center Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.The tour was led by Ihsan Ullah Bayat, far left. Once completed, the Ayenda Learning Center will provide a safe and nurturing environment for 128 of Bamiyan most disadvantaged children to live. At the same time, it will provide educational opportunities for as many as 210 children in the region. A young girl is seen outside of the Ayenda Learning Center during Mrs. Bush's visit Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.
Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by Ihsan Ullah Bayat, top let, and young Afghan girls during a tour of the construction site of the Ayenda Learning Center Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Mrs. Laura Bush meets with local leaders as she arrives June 9, 2008 at the Bamiyan Bazaar in Afghanistan to inaugerate work on the road project.
Mrs. Laura Bush, to the right of the podium, is introduced June 8, 2008 by the Governor Habiba Sarabi as workmen prepare to break ground for the Bamiyan Bazaar road project in Afghanistan. Mrs. Laura Bush, left, assists local officials with the ribbon cutting ceremony June 8, 2008 in Afghanistan at the ground-breaking ceremonies for the 1.96 kilometer Bamiyan road project through the bazaar. The new road will link up with a 1.72 kilometer road from the airport to the town center completed in 2007 with U.S. support.
Mrs. Laura Bush greets local businesswomen as she tours the marketplace of the Arzu and Bamiyan Women's Business Association on June 8, 2008 in Afghanistan. The carpets, embroidery and other Afghan wares are all made by women. Mrs. Laura Bush speaks with Afghan women entrepreneurs during her visit to the marketplace of Arzu and Bamiyan Women's Business Association Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Afghanistan.
Mrs. Laura Bush meets with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, Sunday, June 8, 2008, at Gul Khana Palace in Kabul. Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, center right, for a meeting with Afghan teachers and students, Sunday, June 8, 2008, during an unannounced visit to Kabul. Attending the meeting were representatives from Kabul University, American University of Afghanistan, International School of Kabul and the Women's Teacher Training Institute.
Mrs. Laura Bush speaks with faculty and students from Afghan universities and international schools, Sunday, June 8, 2008, during an unannounced visit to Kabul. Attending the meeting were representatives from Kabul University, American University of Afghanistan, International School of Kabul and the Women's Teacher Training Institute. Under the boughs of the trees of Gul Khana Palace, Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks Sunday, June 8, 2008, during a press availability with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan in Kabul.
Mrs. Laura Bush shakes hands with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, Sunday, June 8, 2008, during their press availability at the presidential palace in Kabul. Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks to US troops during her visit to Bagram Air Force Base Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Bagram, Afghanistan.
Mrs. Laura Bush poses for a photo with a US soldier during her visit to Bagram Air Force Base Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Bagram, Afghanistan. Mrs. Laura Bush poses for a photo with US troops during her visit to Bagram Air Force Base Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Bagram, Afghanistan.

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