John W. Nicholson: “The presence of women in the security forces will also send a clear message to the Afghan people that their government…”

There's active plotting against our homeland going on in Afghanistan. If we relieve pressure on this system, then they're going to be able to advance their work more quickly than they would otherwise.

Military readiness costs money, but the costs of readiness pale in comparison to the human and material costs of war.

Integrating women into the Afghan security institutions denies militants the ability to exploit security gaps given by societal traditions.

I am personally furious over the allegations that Russia seems to have further endangered our men and women in uniform.