today. and so is the country. there are a lot of aid workers, who pointed the women first and foremost. saying women could not go to school before, and under the united states led coalition, and now passed afghan government, women went to school and they did in droves. they had better rights, not perfect rates, but better rights. they were actually women serving in government leadership positions. there was something different happening. there is greater agriculture production, greater economic output, there is an international community behind. then there was a lot of things different that were better. but there was also rampant corruption. and afghanistan still remains one of the least developed countries on the face of the earth, by the un development index. this is a country where we were sent into train a military to become a better military. i also spent a lot of time going in and out, getting briefed by commanders in charge, saying this population cannot even read. they don't understand the numbers that are written on the checks that are being to pay