Rebekah Edmondson and Mahnaz Akbari both served in Afghanistan – Rebekah as a member of the Cultural Support Team and Mahnaz as a commander of the Female Tac
Female Engagement Teams
Women, Peace, and Security Cultural Support Teams & the Afghan Female Tactical Platoon
A Diplomat's Perspective on Operation Allies Welcome and the Importance of a Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Perspective - United States Department of State
Female Engagement Teams
Afghan Female Tactical Platoon
Blurred Lines: Cultural Support Teams in Afghanistan > National Defense University Press > News Article View
Cultural Support Teams in Afghanistan
NATO Review - NATO's engagement in Afghanistan, 2003-2021: a planner's perspective
Blurred Lines: Cultural Support Teams in Afghanistan > National Defense University Press > Joint Force Quarterly 75
CS#76: Afghan Female Special Operators, Female Tactical Platoons
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's Ashley's War excerpt: Inside an elite unit of women soldiers who fought in Afghanistan.
The Afghan Female Tactical Platoon faces uncertain future in the U.S. : NPR
Athena's Sentinels: The Presence of Women in Special Operations Forces of Latin America - Diálogo Américas
Ashley's War' details vital work of female soldiers in Afghanistan
