Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by Habiba Sarabi, Governor of Bamiran Province, right, and students of the Ayenda Learning Center Sunday, June 8, 2008, during a tour of the school's construction site in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by Ihsan Ullah Bayat, top let, and young Afghan girls during a tour of the construction site of the Ayenda Learning Center Sunday, June 8, 2008, in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush meets with local leaders as she arrives June 9, 2008 at the Bamiyan Bazaar in Afghanistan to inaugurate work on the road project. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush, left, assists local officials with the ribbon cutting ceremony June 9, 2008 in Afghanistan at the ground-breaking ceremonies for the 1.96 kilometer Bamiyan road project through the bazaar. The new road will link up with a 1.72 kilometer road from the airport to the town center completed in 2007 with U.S. support. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush greets local businesswomen as she tours the marketplace of the Arzu and Bamiyan Women's Business Association on June 9, 2008 in Afghanistan. The carpets, embroidery and other Afghan wares are all made by women. White House photo by Shealah Craighead