Female Afghan Border Police Receive Pistol Training

There is a big push to increase the number of females in the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police. Security Force Assistance advisors are creating opportunities for the females to receive the necessary training so they can do their job. One such training event recently took place in Regional Command South where female members of the 503rd Zone Afghan Border Police (ABP) familiarized themselves with the M9 pistol at the Regional Training Center in Kandahar. Demetria Franklin, an Embedded Police Mentor, and other coalition members conducted the training. Read more in "Female ABP officers get a turn at the range", DVIDS, September 14, 2014.