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| Female Afghan soldiers (File Photo) |
By Anisa Shaheed
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Thursday said it has enforced a special salary scale and other incentives for female recruits to encourage more women to join the ranks of the Afghan National Army (ANA).
MoD spokesman Dawlat Waziri said that more than 400 female recruits are in training at the Defense Ministry institutions currently.
“There are 5,000 positions for female recruits in the national army. We have introduced two categories of posts which are only allocated for women. In case a male officer is employed in the post, we immediately terminate his job and introduce a female officer for it,” he said.
According to the MoD, over 30 women are in training at the National Military Academy, 62 women at the ANA Officers Academy, 143 women at Malalai Military School and another 109 female recruits are in training in Turkey.
Also, many female recruits and officers are studying at private universities with funds provided by the Defense Ministry, the MoD said.
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