S.Res. 229 · 117th Congress
A resolution recognizing the devastating attack on a girls' school in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 8, 2021, and expressing solidarity with the Afghan people.
- Stage
- Passed chamber resolution
- Sponsor
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Introduced
- 2021-05-24
- Latest action
- 2021-06-07 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Summary
This resolution expresses the Senate's condolences to the people of Afghanistan and the Hazara, an ethnic minority community in Afghanistan. The resolution also condemns all forms of violence against women and girls in Afghanistan and supports U.S. and international efforts to ensure that girls in Afghanistan can safely attend school.
(On May 8, 2021, a bomb attack at the Sayed Ul-Shuhada High School in Kabul killed more than 85 people.)