A bipartisan coalition of women in Congress visited women in Afghanistan . The group was met with a wall of silence and the same questions they had been asked by male lawmakers during their visit to Afghanistan. We delivered Mother 's Day cards made by American school children , hosted a luncheon and listened to their stories of heroism and sacrifice . Still , long-term success will be in the preservation of the gains made by Afghan women .
A bipartisan coalition of women in Congress visited women in Afghanistan . The group was met with a wall of silence and the same questions they had been asked by male lawmakers during their visit to Afghanistan. Still , long-term success will be in the preservation of the gains made by Afghan women .