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Students from Setara High School watch their classmates play a game of volleyball with members from Camp eggers Volunteer Community Relations group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Sean Weir)

Friendly competition

2012/09/05 • Comments

“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.”

Tags: afghanistan, camp eggers, culture, education, Feature, featured, gender, graduation, ISAF, Kabul, literacy, nato, nato training mission, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, NTM-A, school, student, VCR, Volunteer Community Relations, women

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Women’s Police Corps Officers wait to receive their certificate after completing a 16-week inaugural noncommissioned officer course at Regional Training-Center West, in Herat Province, Afghanistan during a graduation ceremony Aug. 9, 2012. (Air Force photo by TSgt April Wickes)

Women’s Police Corps Graduates 13 in Inaugural Course

2012/08/14 • Comments

“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.”

Tags: Afghan National Police, Afghan National Security Force, afghanistan, ANP, ansf, Feature, featured, gender, graduation, independence, ISAF, nato, nato training mission, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, NTM-A, police, training, women

Category: Gender, News - Afghan National Police, News - General, News - News, Uncategorized

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Maj. Col. Bacanu of the Romanian contingent and adviser to the non commissioned officer training battalion provides a presentation on the cultural and historical aspects of his home country to the members of Camp Alamo, located at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) near Kabul, Afghanistan August 3, 2012.
Image by Master Cpl. France Morin (Canada)

Overcoming cultural barriers at Camp Alamo

2012/08/09 • Comments

“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.”

Tags: advisors, advisory, afghan national army, Afghan National Security Force, afghanistan, ANA, ansf, army, coalition, cultural awareness, education, Feature, featured, gender, Kabul, nato, nato training mission, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, NTM-A, soldier, training

Category: News - Afghan National Army, News - General, News - News

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Candidates of the Female Training Battalion (also known as Malalai) conduct their final Performance Objective check for 9mm pistols from 1 to 4 April 2012.

2012/05/04 • Comments

“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.”

Tags: afghan national army, afghanistan, ANA, army, education, Feature, featured, Female Training Battalion, gender, independence, Kabul, Kabul Military Training Centre, KMTC, Malalai, nato, nato training mission, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, NTM-A, training, women

Category: Gender, News - Afghan National Army, News - General

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Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai introduces herself to the attendees of the Female Shura. (U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Christophe Laurent)

Regional Command North Hosts Female Shura

2012/04/13 • Comments

“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.”

Tags: afghan national army, afghanistan, ANA, army, Balkh Province, Camp Marmal, Commander Maj. Gen. Erich Pfeffer, education, Feature, featured, gender, German Army, independence, nato, nato training mission, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, NTM-A, Peace and Reintegration Program, soldier, women

Category: Gender, News - Afghan National Army, News - General

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Sgt. Brittany Deters, a Soldier with the Female Engagement Team for the 58th Military Police Company attached to 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, coaches female Afghan Uniformed Police who are practicing searching a detainee at Camp Nathan Smith Mar. 28. The FET hosted a day of training for the female AUP in which they were taught techniques of searching a detainee, rule of law and first aid. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ruth PagÃ¡n, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, PAO)

Female AUP receive training from FET

2012/04/12 • Comments

“(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.”

Tags: 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Squadron, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, 58th Military Police Company, afghan uniformed police, afghanistan, aup, Camp Nathan Smith, Feature, featured, Female Engagement Team, gender, independence, Kandahar, nato, nato training mission, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, NTM-A, police

Category: Gender, News - General

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Dr. Negar, an OB/GYN doctor at Tarin Kot’s Women Hospital, speaks to an audience of nearly 100 Afghan women and children at the Provincial Governor’s compound in Tarin Kot to celebrate the 2nd Annual International Women’s Day, March 13. During her speech, Dr. Negar stressed the importance of education and sending young girls to school. (Photo Released by Staff Sergeant Nazly Confesor, Combined Team Uruzgan Public Affairs)

Afghan Women celebrate International Women’s Day

2012/04/02 • Comments

“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.

Tags: afghanistan, Australian Female Engagement Team (FET), Director of Women’s Affairs (DOWA), education, Feature, featured, gender, independence, International Women’s Day, Kabul, nato, nato training mission, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, NTM-A, Tarin Kot, training, Uruzgan Province, women

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Twenty-five Afghan female police officers celebrated International Women’s Day at Camp Northern Lights, Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan.

Afghan female police officers celebrate International Women’s Day

2012/03/23 • Comments

“You are pioneers for women’s right and a better future in Afghanistan,” said Colonel Anders Löfberg, commander of PRT MeS.

Tags: Afghan National Security Force, afghanistan, Camp Northern Lights, Feature, featured, gender, independence, International Women’s Day, nato, nato training mission, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, NTM-A, police, Provincial Reconstruction Team Mazar-e Sharif, soldier, women’s rights

Category: Gender, News - General

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Afghan air force Lt. Nafisa Adeb performs a simulated neck strike on Air Force Capt. William Boland, a force support officer with the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, during a woman's self-defense class at Kabul International Airport, Feb. 29, 2012. The training was held to prepare the students physically and mentally for what they may experience if placed in a dangerous scenario. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Nadine Barclay)

US advisers teach self defense to Afghan air force women

2012/03/14 • Comments

“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.

Tags: aaf, afghan air force, Afghan National Security Force, afghanistan, education, Feature, featured, gender, independence, nato, nato training mission, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, NTM-A, self defense, training, women

Category: Gender, News - Afghan Air Force, News - General

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Canadian Forces Medical Technician Cpl Christine Borkowski takes measures the blood pressure of a soldier stationed at Camp Alamo in Kabul, Afghansitan. (Image by Master Cpl. Chris Ward)

Canadian Forces medical technician serving in Afghanistan

2012/03/07 • Comments

“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…”

Tags: afghan national army, afghanistan, ANA, Camp Alamo, Canada, Canadian, education, Feature, featured, gender, independence, Kabul, medic, medical, medicine, nato, nato training mission, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, NTM-A, soldier, training

Category: Gender, News - Afghan National Army, News - Medical, Uncategorized

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Friendly competition

Women’s Police Corps Graduates 13 in Inaugural Course

Overcoming cultural barriers at Camp Alamo

Regional Command North Hosts Female Shura

Female AUP receive training from FET

Afghan Women celebrate International Women’s Day

Afghan female police officers celebrate International Women’s Day

US advisers teach self defense to Afghan air force women

Canadian Forces medical technician serving in Afghanistan

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