The U.S. military last week lost its first female member of a new elite group charged with establishing better relations with Afghan women.
Army 1st Lieutenant Ashley White was killed along with two other soldiers in southern Afghanistan by a roadside bomb while serving in a Cultural Support Team. White was one of just a few women soldiers selected to serve with Special Operations units that have carried out counterinsurgency efforts against the Taliban.
American commanders decided to add women to Special [...]
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