“This is a chance not just for me, but for the women of Afghanistan,” she told NBC News Wednesday. “I will not waste it. I will prove that we can handle this burden.”
Let ‘em know Jamila! Her promotion represents the country’s progress but I imagine the Colonel will have her work cut out. And when sexism and archaic gender roles get you down out there in Kabul Jamila, remember Chaka Khan’s words.