Women in the ANA
Videos about Female Soldiers in the ANA
May 7, 2016. The importance of recruitng
women into the ANA officer ranks, Resolute Support HQs. The RS
gender advisor, Group Captain Dee Gibbon (Australian Air Force),
provides info on recruitment efforts in this 2-min long video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRRAbr4OF0o
News Reports about Women in the ANA and MoD
June 19, 2019.
"Improving Female Participation in Defense and Security Institutions in
Afghanistan", Geopolitical Monitor. Zarifa Sabet examines
the obstacles and challenges of women in the ANDSF and provides
recommendations to improve the situation for female soldiers and police.
October 5, 2018.
"The Many Dangers of Being an Afghan Woman in Uniform", The New
York Times at War. Sophia Jones, an Istanbul-based journalist
reporting on global issues impacting women, details the progress and
challenges of integrating women into the Afghan National Army.
March 24, 2018.
"Women of the SMW - Afghan Special Mission Wing", SOF News.
A story about the female members of the Afghan SOF aviation unit.
March 23, 2018.
"Afghan Women Work to Increase Military Presence", Voice of
America. A profile of Afghanistan's only female general officer -
Khatol Mohammadzai. She served over 3 decades in the Afghan army, was a
commando, and has performed nearly 600 parachute jumps. She is a role
model for the 1,700 women in the Afghan National Army. (Article and two
minute video).
May 3, 2016.
"MoD Aims to Increase Female Intake to 5,000", Tolo News.
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