But both are welcome in their bringing to the forefront that these are discussions that every woman should have with their physicians, their loved ones and themselves.

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However, as Kate Clarke of the Afghanistan Analysts Network argues in a recent blog, although America has made significant concessions, the Afghan government is now far more at the forefront of the struggle against the Taliban, both in political and military terms.

ECONOMIST: American-Afghan relations