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    Updated: 2005-03-30 10:29

    Laura Bush making quick trip to Afghanistan

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    Laura Bush making quick trip to Afghanistan
    First lady Laura Bush boards her plane at Andrews Air Force Base Tuesday.

    First lady Laura Bush set out Tuesday for a quick visit to Afghanistan, undertaking a trip to a war-torn country where American forces are still battling a stubborn Taliban-led insurgency .

    Mrs. Bush has wanted to visit Afghanistan for a couple of years but delayed the journey, mostly because of security concerns. Her trip was kept secret until just before she left from Andrews Air Force Base near Washington.

    She was to arrive in Kabul at midday Wednesday and spend about five hours on the ground, spending most of her time being briefed on educational initiatives for Afghan women. She also will meet with President Hamid Karzai and have dinner with U.S. forces at Bagram Air Base north of Kabul.

    A former teacher and librarian, Mrs. Bush has expressed concern about the limited educational opportunities for Afghan girls under the rule of the former Taliban regime.

    "She wants to be able to see the advances made for women in Afghanistan and to underscore the United States' longterm commitment to the people of Afghanistan," said Susan Whiston, the first lady's press secretary.

    The first lady was accompanied by Education Secretary Margaret Spellings. Her twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna, did not accompany her, Whiston said.

    About 17,000 U.S. troops are in Afghanistan. More than 120 American soldiers have died since American forces invaded to oust the former Taliban government for harboring al-Qaeda militants after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

    Whiston said the White House had worked with security officials to insure the first lady's safety.

    "We want to make sure she is safe as well as the people she is meeting with and all the citizens of Afghanistan," she said. "We've taken all the precautions."

    Mrs. Bush was traveling to Afghanistan as part of a delegation of the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council, a group formed in 2002 to promote private-public partnerships between U.S. and Afghan institutions and insure that Afghan women gain the skills and education deprived them under years of the Taliban.

    In Kabul, Mrs. Bush was to visit the Women's Teacher Training Institute and hold a roundtable discussion with students and teachers. She also was to witness the award of a $17.7 million grant to American University in Kabul and $3.5 million to the International School.

    (Agencies)

     

    Vocabulary:
     

    insurgency: an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict(叛亂,叛亂狀態(tài))

    oust: remove from a position or office(驅(qū)逐)

     
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