Two Cultural Support Team members discussed the escape and resettlement process for their Afghan sister force as they all reunite on U.S. soil one year later.
"It basically made what we did see as [Americans] seem very small by comparison," Edmondson said."They put their lives on the line every single day that they went into work.", current and former U.S. service members scrambled to help Afghan allies evacuate Afghanistan — including the women of the Female Tactical Platoon.
Etchison and Edmondson both volunteered with the Sisters of Service, an organization started by their colleagues to evacuate their Afghan allies. The group coordinated six-month mentorships to help the Afghan women resettlement in the U.S., but they ended up lasting a full year. A former Cultural Support Team and Female Tactical Platoon member reunite on U.S. soil one year after the Afghan woman resettled in America following the Taliban takeover.Edmondson praised the bravery of the Afghan women in their combat roles, but said their ability to adjust so quickly to their new lives in America has been even more impressive. They'd taken on jobs as baristas, florists and grocery store workers, but nearly half of the team wanted to pursue careers in the U.S.
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