“Over the course of the last few years, I have made several trips to Afghanistan and I've spoken to many women who own or run businesses in that country. To a one, they have all indicated their desire to leave before December 2014…The top reason they cite for leaving is physical security.”
— Stephanie Sanok of the independent Center for Strategic and International Studies, before a House Armed Services Committee panel Apr. 25. She was speaking of the anxiety among Afghan women to flee their homeland as U.S. combat troops do.
