Contested Terrain: The Future of Afghan Women

With the U.S. withdrawing from Afghanistan and a new Afghan government having assumed power, what kind of future do Afghan women face? In her new book, Contested Terrain: Reflections with Afghan Women Leaders, Sally L. Kitch explores the crisis in contemporary Afghan women's lives by focusing on the stories of Judge Marzia Basel and Ms. Jamila Afghani from 2005 through 2014, providing an oft-ignored perspective on the personal and professional lives of Afghanistan's women. Featuring Dr. Sally L. Kitch, Founding Director, Institute for Humanities Research, Regents' Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Arizona State University, Author, Contested Terrain: Reflections with Afghan Women Leaders; Judge Marzia Basel, Founder, Afghan Women Judges Association; Ms. Jamila Afghani, Founder, Noor Educational and Capacity Development Organization, Founder, Afghan Women's Islamic Network, Elected Member, Afghan NGO Humanitarian Country Team; Peter Bergen, Director, International Security Program, New America.