At present we have now a singular Fight Story and our first ever with an Afghan Particular Operator, Farida Mohammadi, and certainly one of her American trainers Taylor Holliday. Farida was a member of the elite Feminine Tactical Platoons (or FTPs which numbered fewer than 35) that we heard about in episode 68 with former Ranger Battalion operator Patrick Kinsella.
Farida, like all FTPs, needed to move a rigorous particular operations choice course of and have been educated in CQB, a wide range of firearms, and ways, identical to their male counterparts. She then went into battle alongside Rangers, ODAs, and Afghan Special Forces to present you an thought of the extent of experience required.
We’re additionally lucky to have Taylor right here to share elements of her story as a Cultural Assist Crew member (the FTP trainers) who not solely educated girls like Farida however who additionally went on the target with Particular Operations models.
Taylor is part of Sisters of Service, a non-profit shaped by fellow CSTs to assist evacuate Farida and different FTPs out of Afghanistan after every little thing fell aside and assist them resettle within the US. It’s a selfless group and I hope by the top of this interview you’ll discover a strategy to contribute to their trigger (and assist girls like Farida who have been taking out HVTs in Afghanistan and now have to discover a higher life right here within the US).
I hope you take pleasure in this very particular Fight Story with two very particular operators as a lot as I did.
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Discover Farida On-line:
Politico Article on FTPs: https://www.politico.com/interactives/2022/afghan-women-soldiers-taliban-us-refugees/
Sisters of Service Web site: www.sistersofservice.org
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Intro Track: Sport Rock from Audio Jungle
Present Notes:
0:00 – Intro
0:54 – Visitor Introduction (Farida Mohammadi and Taylor Holliday)
2:24 – Interview begins
7:37 – Rising up in Afghanistan with college 2 hours away, engaged on farm, and experiencing the Taliban
12:29 – Issues People might not learn about Afghanistan
15:02 – Why Farida joined the army regardless that it isn’t anticipated for girls
18:21 – The kind of work and missions FTPs would do
24:19 – Farida’s first fight expertise as an FTP
27:28 – Taylor’s first fight expereince as a CST, serving girls and youngsters, and being nervous looking out folks
31:17 – Fight Story (Farida) – Being shot at by each Taliban and Afghanistan Nationwide Army without having any ammunition
34:17 – Fight Story (Taylor) – Waking as much as a firefight on the compound
36:30 – The burden and strain of coaching FTPs to enter very harmful missions
38:59 – The evacuation of Afghanistan
45:05 – Sisters of Service – Why they began and the work they’re doing
50:26 – What did you carry into fight?
54:40 – Would you do it once more?
55:36 – Letter from Patrick Kinsella about Farida as a soldier
59:51 – Listener feedback and shout outs
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