Afghanistan committee  We are also working with civil society organizations. We're producing radio reports. We've trained about a thousand people, who are trainers themselves, to promote these issues. But this is a long-term process; this is not going to be done overnight. When I met with the Minister

Afghanistan committee  I'll ask Razmik to answer that.

Afghanistan committee  Yes, and we have already begun our work. With regard to the law related to the Sunni community, we should have concluded our discussions on the exchange of documents and the drafting of a first bill by mid 2009. The plan we are working on will ensure that the bill is made public,

Afghanistan committee  It is eight out of 15.

Afghanistan committee  I'm being passed the exact numbers. The committee has 18 people, and 11 are women.

Afghanistan committee  That's the drafting committee.

Afghanistan committee  Yes.

Afghanistan committee  The marriage contract or the....?

Afghanistan committee  That's the committee. That's the committee of 18.

Afghanistan committee  It's the same committee.

Afghanistan committee  Yes.

Afghanistan committee  They're going to be proposing the same things they proposed the first time.

Afghanistan committee  My understanding is that the Minister of Justice has to negotiate these amendments with the Ulema Council, made up of Shia clerics. This is what is probably going to take some time.

Afghanistan committee  It was done to a certain extent, because we were part of that process, but apparently there were two versions. There was the one the drafting committee brought forward, and there was the one the Ulema Council brought forward. At some point, we were discussing different versions o

Afghanistan committee  We have the commitment of the President and of the justice minister that the new legislation that they're going to bring forward is going to meet two tests. One is the concept of equality, which is part of the constitution of Afghanistan. The second test is that it will meet the