Edward Alford, center, the senior civilian representative for Regional Command South and Regional Command Southwest, gives a certificate to Fareeda, the director of a nongovernmental organization in southern Afghanistan that supports women's education, for her work on behalf of women and girls March 13, 2014, during a women's education key leader engagement at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The event, hosted by the Southern Regional Platform of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, recognized the accomplishments of advocates and educators who supported women's education and health in Afghanistan.