Katie Couric Show, May 2014

She captured our hearts as Angela Chase in "My So-Called Life" and is still entertaining us today as Carrie Mathison on "Homeland." But when the cameras are off, Claire is teaming up with her friend Matin Maulawizada to empower women in Afghanistan.




Sports Illustrated, March 2014

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Instyle Magazine, December 2010





BBC World Challenge Finalist, September 2009

Afghan Hands is a finalist in the 2009 BBC World Challenge, a global competition aimed at projects showing enterprise and innovation at a grassroots level.