Happy New Year to everyone in the Free to Run community – runners, adventurers, and dreamers alike! As I’m sitting here in my compound in Kabul, watching the clock tick down to New Year’s Eve, I’m reminded of how far we have come over the last four years. This year has been our most ambitious year so far. We successfully expanded our programs in Afghanistan, DRC and Iraq, entered into new partnerships, and secured some game-changing grants, which is allowing us to plan more effectively for next year. At the same time, 2018 was extraordinarily difficult for our team in Afghanistan, and for the Afghan people. We want to take this opportunity to emphasize our deep commitment to Afghanistan and to the women and girls who are striving every day for a better future - for themselves and for their country.