Women Soldiers

For years Nepali child soldier turned ultra-runner Mira Rai trained alone every morning, but now she leads other young women up and down the hills, hoping the sport can help them break cycles of poverty and discrimination.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Friday accused Russian troops of raping women and backed a call for the creation of a special tribunal to punish Moscow's aggression.

It was hard to tell what scared the elderly women more: the piercing peal of air raid sirens or the terrified urgency of the Ukrainian soldier who ordered everyone to run for cover.

Five former paramilitary soldiers were sentenced to 30 years in jail on Monday for sexually abusing 36 indigenous women during the country's civil war.

A crowd of women marched through the Afghan capital on Tuesday, accusing Taliban authorities of covertly killing soldiers who served the former US-backed regime.

It was the inspiring words of her mother that motivated Jyoti Deepak Nainwal, the proud wife of martyred Naik Deepak Kumar, to rise from a being a humble homemaker in Uttarkhand and become an Army officer.

Kabul airport has become a picture of chaos and desperation after the fall of Afghanistan into the hands of the Taliban.

Inspired by her late father's career, Mona decided to join the military and the first group of Saudi women soldiers to work in Islam's holiest sites, where they are helping secure the haj annual pilgrimage.

Ukraine's Defence Ministry has decided to have female soldiers march in high heels instead of army boots at a parade next month to celebrate the country's independence day.

Army officials in Kashmir have now got vital support in conducting security-related operations with women soldiers from the Assam Rifles assisting the troops in maintaining peace in the Valley.

Enrolment of soldier general duty in Women Military Police has begun. The application forms are available on the official website of the Indian Army. Candidates can fill and submit the forms by July 20.

The first batch of 83 women military soldiers from the Corps of Military Police Centre and School was inducted into the Indian Army at the Dronacharya Parade Ground in Bengaluru on Saturday.

A rally to recruit women in Military Police (MP) under the Soldier General duty category has begun and will be conducted in Maharashtra till January 14, according to an official release.

Lauding the participation of women in the Indian Army, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the view of women soldiers on the battlefield at the border is inspiring.

The training of the first batch of 100 women soldiers for induction into military police has started from January 6, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane said on Saturday.

For years Nepali child soldier turned ultra-runner Mira Rai trained alone every morning, but now she leads other young women up and down the hills, hoping the sport can help them break cycles of poverty and discrimination.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Friday accused Russian troops of raping women and backed a call for the creation of a special tribunal to punish Moscow's aggression.

It was hard to tell what scared the elderly women more: the piercing peal of air raid sirens or the terrified urgency of the Ukrainian soldier who ordered everyone to run for cover.

Five former paramilitary soldiers were sentenced to 30 years in jail on Monday for sexually abusing 36 indigenous women during the country's civil war.

A crowd of women marched through the Afghan capital on Tuesday, accusing Taliban authorities of covertly killing soldiers who served the former US-backed regime.

It was the inspiring words of her mother that motivated Jyoti Deepak Nainwal, the proud wife of martyred Naik Deepak Kumar, to rise from a being a humble homemaker in Uttarkhand and become an Army officer.

Kabul airport has become a picture of chaos and desperation after the fall of Afghanistan into the hands of the Taliban.

Inspired by her late father's career, Mona decided to join the military and the first group of Saudi women soldiers to work in Islam's holiest sites, where they are helping secure the haj annual pilgrimage.

Ukraine's Defence Ministry has decided to have female soldiers march in high heels instead of army boots at a parade next month to celebrate the country's independence day.

Army officials in Kashmir have now got vital support in conducting security-related operations with women soldiers from the Assam Rifles assisting the troops in maintaining peace in the Valley.

Enrolment of soldier general duty in Women Military Police has begun. The application forms are available on the official website of the Indian Army. Candidates can fill and submit the forms by July 20.

The first batch of 83 women military soldiers from the Corps of Military Police Centre and School was inducted into the Indian Army at the Dronacharya Parade Ground in Bengaluru on Saturday.

A rally to recruit women in Military Police (MP) under the Soldier General duty category has begun and will be conducted in Maharashtra till January 14, according to an official release.

Lauding the participation of women in the Indian Army, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the view of women soldiers on the battlefield at the border is inspiring.

The training of the first batch of 100 women soldiers for induction into military police has started from January 6, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane said on Saturday.