,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bd1 #bjba ,mrs4 
,%ahe5 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,coll9s7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !  
deva/at+ attack on a girls' s*ool 9     
,kabul1 ,afghani/an1 on ,may #h1 #bjba1 
& express+ solid>ity ) ! ,afghan p4     
,:]eas1 on ,may #h1 #bjba1 a c> bomb &  
sev]al o!r me*anisms 7 detonat$ at !    
front gates ( ! ,say$ ,ul-,%uhada ,high 
,s*ool 9 ,kabul1 kill+ m ?an #he p1 _m (
 :om 7 girls att5d+ ! s*ool2 ,:]eas !   
attack took place z ! girls & _!        
families prep>$ to celebrate ,eid       
al-,fitr2 ,:]eas ! s*ool provides       
education to ! ,da%t-e ,b>*i            
neighborhood1 an und]s]v$ area ( ,kabul 
:]e _m memb]s ( ! ,haz>a m9ority        
community live2 ,:]eas ! ,haz>a 9       
,da%t-e ,b>*i h be5 ! t>get ( extremi/  
viol5ce = _m ye>s2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #ab1 
#bjbj1 assailants attack$ a mat]nity    

hospital 9 ,da%t-e ,b>*i1 kill+ #bd p   
includ+ #b newborn babies1 mo!rs1 &     
memb]s ( ! hospital /aff2 ,:]eas #a ( ^?
 kill$ 9 ! attack on ! hospital 0 ,m>yam
 ,noorzad--  7#a7 :o 0 a midwife s]v+ ! 
,haz>a community2  7#b7 :o d$icat$ h]   
life to provid+ access to heal?c>e to   
wom5 9 remote p>ts ( ,afghani/an2  7#c7 
:o 0 murd]$ aft] refus+ to leave !      
b$side ( a pati5t 9 labor2 &  7#d7 ^:   
brav]y 0 recogniz$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,/ate ) an honor>y ,int]national ,wom5 (
 ,c\rage aw>d2  ,:]eas ,afghan girls 7  
re/rict$ f access+ an education "u !    
,taliban1 =c+ "s girls to dress up z    
boys 9 ord] to att5d secret s*ools &    
cont9ue _! education2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to
 a report by ! ,(fice ( ! ,director (   
,national ,intellig5ce--  7#a7 !re are  
approximately #c1ejj1jjj girls among !  
#i1jjj1jjj *ildr5 :o are enroll$ 9 s*ool
 9 ,afghani/an2  7#b7 only #ag p]c5t (  
girls 9 rural p>ts ( ,afghani/an att5d  
s*ool1 :ile #de p]c5t ( girls 9 urban   
areas 9 ,afghani/an att5d s*ool2  7#c7  

#hj p]c5t ( ,afghan wom5 old] ?an #ae   
ye>s ( age are illit]ate2 &  7#d7 s*ools
 are increas+ly be+ =c$ to close due to 
ris+ insecurity2  ,:]eas ! education (  
girls is a necess>y requirem5t = any    
c\ntry to a*ieve long-t]m /ability &    
peace2 ,:]eas ! attack co9cides ) an    
escalation ( viol5ce 9 ,afghani/an1     
p]petrat$ by ! ,taliban1 ! ,islamic     
,/ate ( ,iraq1 & ! ,levant 7,,isis7 &   
o!r t]rori/ organizations2 & ,:]eas !   
rec5t escalation 9 viol5ce has          
disproportionately impact$ wom51 :o h   
be5 t>get$ :ile work+ z report]s1       
adm9i/]+ vacc9es1 s]v+ 9 prom95t        
positions1 & help+ _! communities3 ,n[1 
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7 ext5ds  
its he>tfelt condol5ces to1 & /&s )1 ! p
 ( ,afghani/an & ! ,haz>a community2    
7#b7 condemns all =ms ( viol5ce aga9/   
wom5 & girls 9 ,afghani/an2  7#c7       
supports ,unit$ ,/ates & int]national   
ef=ts to ensure t girls 9 ,afghani/an   
are able to safely att5d s*ool2  7#d7   
affirms t ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld cont9ue  

to provide assi/ance to support ! rights
 ( wom5 & girls to a*ieve an education2 
7#e7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an 
to support girls' education & to ensure 
t girls are able to safely att5d s*ool2 
7#f7 calls = int]national condemnation (
 viol5ce aga9/ ,afghan wom5 & girls2 &  
7#g7 asks ! int]national community to   
devote ! res\rces & att5tion necess>y to
 provide = ! cont9u$ safe education (   
girls 9 ,afghani/an4