Afghanistan’s donor countries want quick fixes for women’s issues but only long-term plans can bring durable results.
![Burqa-clad Afghan women and a child walk during a snow storm in Kabul, Afghanistan [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/b008e35e23a94e44aa88ec1c02270b9c_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Seema Ghani is a former deputy minister at Afghanistan's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. She's also a founding member of the People's Anti-Corru... ption Movement and the Afghan Women Charter.
Afghanistan’s donor countries want quick fixes for women’s issues but only long-term plans can bring durable results.
![Burqa-clad Afghan women and a child walk during a snow storm in Kabul, Afghanistan [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/b008e35e23a94e44aa88ec1c02270b9c_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)