Female Afghan veterans work toward fresh start in Blacksburg
Female Tactical Platoon members were an advantage for the U.S. Special Forces because of their gender. They escorted women and children to safety where they were searched and questioned.
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Female Tactical Platoon members were an advantage for the U.S. Special Forces because of their gender. They escorted women and children to safety where they were searched and questioned.
“They don’t know any minute if they are going to be alive or the Taliban is going to attack their house and grab everything and kill them or not,” Sima Gul said.
More than 40 Afghan Female Tactical Platoon fighters relocated to the United States after the Taliban takeover, but their fates in the U.S. are unclear.
More than 40 Afghan Female Tactical Platoon fighters relocated to the United States after the Taliban takeover, but their fates in the U.S. are unclear.
More than 40 FTP fighters were relocated to the United States after the Taliban takeover, with the highest number of former FTP members in Blacksburg, said Rebekah Edmondson, program manager of the Afghan Rescue and Resettlement Program sponsored by the PenFed Foundation, which provides support and assistance to former members of the Female Tactical Platoon.