,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #edg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ba1 #bjba ,ms4 
,mann+ 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,kim (          
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,wilson (  
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,salaz>1 
,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,meij]1 ,mrs4 ,watson  
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,t5ney1 ,mr4 ,johnson (  
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,au*9closs1 ,ms4 ,lois   
,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1    
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 
,titus1 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 
,ms4 ,jacobs ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 
,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4
 ,m5g1 ,ms4 ,s*ri]1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mrs4 
,hayes1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 & ,mr4 ,kilm]7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,call+ = !      
cont9u$ support ( ,afghan wom5 & girls  
aft] ! drawd[n ( ,am]ican troops4       
,:]eas ,presid5t ,bid5 has ann\nc$ !    
,unit$ ,/ates w )draw all ,unit$ ,/ates 
=ces f ,afghani/an by ,septemb] #aa1    
#bjba2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an 

& ! ,taliban are curr5tly engag$ 9 a    
peace negotiation process2 ,:]eas       
decades ( conflict & ! em]g5ce ( !      
,taliban 9 ! #aiijs %>ply dim9i%$ !     
rights ( wom5 & girls 9 ,afghani/an2    
,:]eas wom5 & girls 9 ,afghani/an suff]$
 enorm\s angui% "u ,taliban rule2 ,:]eas
 ! ,taliban gov]nm5t brutally oppress$  
wom51 includ+ by prohibit+ wom5 & girls 
f att5d+ s*ool1 bann+ wom5 f work+1 &   
p]petrat+ egregi\s acts ( viol5ce su* z 
rape2 ,:]eas1 foll[+ ! #bjja invasion ( 
,afghani/an & subsequ5t ov]?r[ ( !      
,taliban gov]nm5t1 opportunities = wom5 
9 ,afghani/an h dramatically improv$2   
,:]eas ,afghan wom5 are n[ able to vote1
 att5d s*ool1 "w1 & run = elect$ (fice2 
,:]eas ,afghan wom5 h assum$ lead]%ip   
roles su* z m9i/]s1 prov9cial gov]nors1 
judges1 police (fic]s1 memb]s (         
,p>liam5t1 & j\rnali/s1 & are an        
important "p ( ,afghan civil society2   
,:]eas ,afghan wom5 & girls tragically  
rema9 t>gets ( viol5ce1 rec5tly         
illu/rat$ on ,may #h1 #bjba1 :5 t]rori/s

 kill$ at lea/ #he p & w\nd$ m ?an #ajj 
p 9 ?ree explosions ne> a high s*ool =  
girls 9 ,kabul2 ,:]eas ! ,taliban's     
hi/ory ( brutality aga9/ wom5 & ! abs5ce
 ( significant female repres5tation     
?r\gh\t negotiations h creat$ conc]n = !
 future ( wom5 9 ,afghani/an2 & ,:]eas  
,presid5t ,bid5 has pl$g$ ! ,unit$      
,/ates w cont9ue to support ! rights (  
,afghan wom5 & girls by ma9ta9+         
significant humanit>ian & developm5t    
assi/ance3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 condemns acts (
 viol5ce aga9/ ,afghan wom5 & girls &   
any ef=t to limit ! ability ( wom5 &    
girls to vote1 "w1 obta9 an education or
 o!rwise p>ticipate 9 ! civic affairs ( 
,afghani/an2  7#b7 commits to cont9u$   
assi/ance to support ! advancem5t (     
wom5's & girls' education & access to   
employm5t & _! full p>ticipation 9      
,afghan society2 &  7#c7 urges !        
,adm9i/ration to ensure t ,afghan wom51 
y\?1 & o!r m>g9aliz$ gr\ps includ+ f    
rural & urban prov9ces are mean+fully   

p>ticipat+ & engag+ 9 all peace talks4