Gayle Lemmon : Afghan schoolgirls face alleged poison attacks and other threats . Lemmon : `` Still the discussion of women 's issues and women 's protection within the international system somehow always seems to be an afterthought , when the bottom line is that the way women are treated is central to American foreign policy , '' said former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at a `` shadow summit '' panel on women 's rights hosted by Amnesty International , which I moderated in Chicago . The Taliban has been accused of using chemical weapons in the past, but it's unclear if they have ever used them on their own people or against foreign troops. Negotiators must make the safe education of girls a priority for Afghanistan 's future , she says . Lemmon says that Afghan women leaders do n't want the world 's pity , just its attention .
Gayle Lemmon : Afghan schoolgirls face alleged poison attacks and other threats . Lemmon : The Taliban has been accused of using chemical weapons in the past, but it's unclear if they have ever used them on their own people or against foreign troops. Negotiators must make the safe education of girls a priority for Afghanistan 's future , she says . Lemmon says that Afghan women leaders do n't want the world 's pity , just its attention .