Afghan women need the support of US forces now more than ever

Under Taliban reign, Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world to be a woman. Rape, infanticide and desperate poverty permeate their lives. Sadly, many feel trapped and choose to take their own lives rather than suffer. As a result, suicides — the majority of which are committed by women — outstrip the annual combat and homicide death tolls combined.

Women, Violent Extremism, The Hill, Poverty, Mina Chang, Foreign PolicyMina ChangFebruary 16, 2017afghanistan, women, Tal, Military, war, education

North Texas Marine veteran, dog reunite

“Most people don't realize that's harder than anything, the stuff that's going on here, when we are over there and we can't do anything about it,” said Young.

But in Afghanistan, he found a protector in Rocky, a Dutch Shepherd trained to sniff out explosive devices.

Military, Fox, EventsMina ChangFebruary 16, 2017war, veteran, military, working dog, Linking the World

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