Training Afghanistan’s women soldiers

 Kabul’s military training academy is churning out classes of enthusiastic women to serve in Afghanistan’s army, but the realities of rising violence and a conservative society make the future for the young recruits far from certain.

From left: Shreen Yawari, 24, Zarmina Ahmadi, 22, Fatima Alimi, 21, and Zahra Sultani, 20, rest after shooting exercises.