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| Afghanistan |
| Undeterred Afghan Woman Continue Fighting Taliban |
| 2015-11-03 |
| Commander Kaftar, an armed Afghan woman says she leading a group of armed men to defeat the Taliban and defend the country. Commander Kaftar, means commander Dove, is fighting the Taliban for years in Nahrin district in northern Baghlan. She is the only female commander that led armed men in the war against soviets. Currently she is providing security of her area. "If Taliban come to my area, I will see them with this cute gun," she told TOLOnews in Kabul. "I and my men continue to defend Nahrin." She said however that she had no expectation from the government. Her colleagues say they are happy with their commander. They asked the government to give their commander a role in the government. "The government must give commander Kaftar the same role it has given the other Jihadi figures," said Zarbaigum Sarwary, a female colleague of commander Kaftar. Video at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 You kind of have to admire her daddy. |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2015-11-03 10:58 |