Army

Meet The First Female Instructors at the ANA Officer Academy

The first female cadets will be arriving at Afghanistan's officer training academy in just a few weeks - but recruitment for Afghan women is proving a challenge.

$25 million has recently been pledged to integrate women into the Afghan Army with a target set for them to make up 10% of the Force.

So will it work? Sally Lockwood has been to meet the female instructors already serving within the Military in Kabul.

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