Judge discusses women, security in Afghanistan

Editor's note: This is Part 2 of 2. Part 1 can be found here.

For the past few months, Sedalia Municipal Court Judge Deborah Mitchell has been in Afghanistan working as a justice advisor through the Justice Sector Support Program.

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