We Are Afghan Women: Voices Of HopeHere are Afghan women in their own words. Words that are by turns inspiring, moving, courageous, and heartbreaking. Their powerful stories create a compelling portrait of the lives, struggles, and successes of this extraordinary nation and its extraordinarily resilient women. With an introduction by Laura Bush, honorary founding co chair of the U. S. Afghan Womens Council. Afghanistan has been described as the worst nation in the world to be a woman.