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Kuwait allows women to join military in combat roles

Kuwaiti women will be allowed to enlist in the military in combat roles for the first time after years of having been restricted to civilian roles, the army said Tuesday. Defence Minister Hamad Jaber al-Ali al-Sabah said the door had been opened for women to join various combat ranks, including as officers, the Kuwait Armed Forces tweeted. "The time has come for Kuwaiti women

Kuwaiti women earned the right to vote in 2005 and have been active both in cabinet and parliament

Kuwait allows women to join military in combat roles

Kuwaiti women had been restricted only to civilian roles in the army for years

Defence Minister Hamad Jaber al-Ali al-Sabah said the door had been opened for women to join various combat ranks, including as officers, the Kuwait Armed Forces tweeted.

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