Please join CSIS for an armchair discussion with the First Lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani. The conversation will focus on the progress of women and their role in the peace process in Afghanistan.

Former first lady Laura Bush is a grandmother, a former librarian and a fierce fighter for women's rights. Nearly 10 years since she and her husband, former President George W. Bush, left the White ...

News reports out of Afghanistan lately have focused on the number of people trying to leave the country for a better life elsewhere. Renee Montagne talks to the first lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani.

In a country where women are seen but not often heard, Rula Ghani intends to play a prominent role. The wife of Afghanistan's new president hopes... For The First Time, An Afghan First Lady Steps Into ...

Afghanistan has not been this abuzz about its First Lady since Queen Soraya appeared unveiled in public in the 1920s. It is already clear that unlike her predecessor Zeenat Karzai, Lebanese-born Rula ...

The Taliban regime banned girls from going to school. Women were forbidden from working. They had to be covered head to toe when venturing outside and accompanied by a male relative, even if that ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Former first lady Laura Bush is a ...

Former first lady Laura Bush is a grandmother, a former librarian and a fierce fighter for women's rights. Nearly 10 years since she and her husband, former President George W. Bush, left the White ...