A win for Afghan women who helped special operations forces

There are many Afghan allies whose heroism saved American lives and enabled U.S. successes over nearly two decades of war. Among them is a small group of women from the Female Tactical Platoon.

Recruited to take part in missions alongside Afghan and U.S. special operations forces conducting night raids on high-value enemy targets, the FTP gave their male counterparts invaluable access to parts of the population that cultural practices previously restricted them from engaging.