Tag: gender
Friendly competition
“It was a lot of fun to see the kids having a good time and smiling. It reminded me of playing at home with my own kids, said Sgt. Warren Waddell . “There is hope for the future of a country whose children can still smile and play.”
Category: News - General
Women’s Police Corps Graduates 13 in Inaugural Course
“The 16-week course at Regional Training Center-West, was the inaugural course for the Herat Region, and was designed to introduce leadership skills and advanced police tactics to experienced Women’s Police Corps Officers.”
Category: Gender, News - Afghan National Police, News - General, News - News, Uncategorized
Overcoming cultural barriers at Camp Alamo
“These presentations should do a lot to bring others up-to-speed about the different nationalities here. The better you understand someone, the easier it is to work with them.”
Category: News - Afghan National Army, News - General, News - News
“The women were really competitive with each other and were upset if they did not fire as well as some of the others. One candidate, after receiving advice about correcting her point of aim, did really well. She was beaming with pride after that.”
Category: Gender, News - Afghan National Army, News - General
Regional Command North Hosts Female Shura
“I am very happy to be here and it is a great honor to share this room with women working for the peace process,” Mohammadzai said. “It is also inspiring to visit with the women in the security forces of Afghanistan.”
Category: Gender, News - Afghan National Army, News - General
Female AUP receive training from FET
“(We) began working with the female AUP because we recognized a need for professional courses specifically directed towards the women,” said Capt. Megan Spangler, the commander of the 58th MP Co. “We’ve found that partnering Soldiers directly with the female AUP works well to provide individual attention and build relationships.”
Category: Gender, News - General
Afghan Women celebrate International Women’s Day
“I hope every single woman will live in peace. We will try to make good conditions for the life for our sisters so that they can get education,” said Shirzad. “We will try our best to bring good facilities for them and solve each problem one at a time, so they can live a life full of peace and happiness,” he said.
Category: Gender, News - General
Afghan female police officers celebrate International Women’s Day
“You are pioneers for women’s right and a better future in Afghanistan,” said Colonel Anders Löfberg, commander of PRT MeS.
Category: Gender, News - General
US advisers teach self defense to Afghan air force women
“Self-defense is very good for all women to learn especially the women in Afghanistan and I appreciate the mentors for offering us something we don’t normally have,” said AAF Lt. Arezoo Azizi.
Category: Gender, News - Afghan Air Force, News - General
Canadian Forces medical technician serving in Afghanistan
“I came prepared to treat injuries like they had seen in southern Afghanistan battling insurgents,” said Cpl. Christie Borkowski. “But our mission is now in a training role…”
Category: Gender, News - Afghan National Army, News - Medical, Uncategorized
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