The Bonn process established the principle of democratic accountability, gave Afghanistan its first directly elected president, and provided a new constitution that – approved after genuine debate and compromise – created a legitimate central government. It also paved the way for a parliament in which over a quarter of the members are women – this in a country where, just five years ago, women were not even allowed to leave the house without a male relative.
但是，阿富汗面对的重重挑战不应当掩盖其积极性变化的机遇。波恩进程建立了民主负责制的原则，给了阿富汗第一个直选的总统，提供了一部在真切的辩论和妥协后批准的新宪法，并且建立了一个合法的中央政府。它还为议会铺平了道路，超过四分之一的议员是妇女。仅仅在五年前，该国的妇女还不准在没有男性亲属陪同的情况下离开家门。