Women currently make up only 9% of Afghan police recruits, and many male officers say working alongside them makes them uncomfortable. That hasn't stopped women from joining, though.
Photos were taken at a training center near the German Bundeswehr army camp of Marmal in Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan, on Tuesday.
Image by Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters
Image by Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters
Image by Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters
Image by Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters