Will Such Action Alleviate International Tensions?
LAURA BUSH, FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES: This is the backpack that 40,000 of them have been sent to Afghanistan for the first day of school. It's made in Pakistan, the backpack is, and it's filled with a little slate for every child along with other school supplies.</s>ROTH: U.S. first lady Laura Bush, her first time to the U.N. in that role, showcasing what school children in Afghanistan are receiving from the U.S. Agency for International Development. You saw a girl's school on DIPLOMATIC LICENSE two weeks ago. You know it, the kids need everything from pens to books. And in about two weeks, boys and girls start school, many for the first time there in Afghanistan. Laura Bush was at the U.N. Friday to mark International Women's Day. It's the first such celebration in Afghanistan in 13 years.</s>BUSH: On International Women's Day, we affirm our mission to protect the human rights for women in Afghanistan and around the world. And we affirm our support of all Afghans as they recover from war and injustice.</s>SIMA WALI, PRES., REFUGEE WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT: I have carried the shattered and muted voices of my Afghan sisters for almost two decades, carrying with me their cries for justice. Our voices went largely unheeded until the grotesque arm of terrorism, first against us in our homeland, extended its arm to my country of exile here in the United States.</s>ROTH: Sima Wali represented women at the Afghanistan peace table. And that's DIPLOMATIC LICENSE. I'm Richard Roth in New York. Thanks for watching. END TO ORDER VIDEOTAPES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF CNN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE THE SECURE ONLINE ORDER FROM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com