Afghan women trained for combat in secret by U.S. Army

[Rustyeye77]

https://www.wptv.com/national/newsy/afghan-women-trained-for-combat-in-secret-by-u-s-army


Years ago, a small group of women in the Afghan National Army secretly received combat training from women in the U.S. Army. Even today, few people know about it.

"Well, a lot of it's classified," said Maj. Christie Lamond.

Maj. Lamond was part of “Cultural Support Teams,” a benign name for elite women who served in combat operations alongside Green Berets and Army Rangers. They also taught Afghan women in secret programs everything from basic rifle marksmanship to close-quarter combat.

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Women in the Afghan Armed Forces risked getting beaten, burned, raped, or killed. Still, they would fill out an application, get interviewed, and be selected based on their skills.

"They were sisters, nieces, wives, moms that volunteered to serve their country. And they wanted to be soldiers. They wanted to be, they wanted to do something greater than themselves. They were excited," said Lamond.
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at this point, anything

[marybourg]

1. Maybe that's who we should have been training and arming all along.

All willing Afghan women. They’d probably do better than what passes for an army now. And they would be able to protect themselves.

[Rustyeye77]

2. And quite frankly

Given how the Taliban rapes + brutalizes women, I hope they make a difference.