Jeta e një femre në frontin e luftës (FOTO)

Dekada më parë as që mendohej se femrat mund të ishin pjesë e ushtrive në luftë. Por, tashmë ato janë pjesë e rëndësishme e ushtrive dhe marrin pjesë në operacione të shumta luftarake. Alison Baskerville, një ish-oficer, ka sjellë në foto jetën në frontin e luftës të ushtareve britanike që luftojnë në Afganistan. Ato patrullojnë më këmbë në zona të rrezikshme me kolegët e tyre meshkuj, ndërsa kanë si detyrë edhe krijimin e marrëdhënieve miqësore me gratë afgane. Natyrisht, si gjithë femrat e tjera, kanë marrë me vete edhe tualet, por është e vështirë që ta përdorin, ndërsa kanë edhe mjaft kufizime të tjera.

Show and tell: Lieutenant French speaks to a crowd of mostly women. She believes education is key to a brighter future for female Afghans

Wash and go: Photojournalist Alison Baskerville wanted to capture 'the alternative view of life on the front line for women'

Foot patrol: Lieutenant French takes time in between patrols to clean her personal weapon, a 9mm Sig Sauer pistol

Downtime: A female solider puts her feet up in front of the television to catch up on Downton Abbey

We're all in this together: Men and women carry out washing duties without the help of modern conveniences side by side

The essentials: Toiletries including deodorants, hair products, mouthwash and moisturising creams take pride of place on a makeshift dressing table

Trooping the colour: Brightly coloured women's underwear stands out against a dull background and more conventional items of military uniform

Forty winks: A female officer catches up on some sleep in her makeshift home before duty calls

Ready for action: Captain Crossley, a nurse at UCL hospital on a six-month tour in Afghanistan, stands in full military gear against a backdrop of mountains

Making friends: Anna's language training has helped her to gain access to compounds and the residents are intrigued by her.

Expectant: Captain Crossley is pictured in the Upper Gereshk Valley of Helmand. Here she kneels down as she joins a patrol to see whether she can access a local Afghan compund in the hope that she may meet women and children

Getting kitted up

The human element: Baskerville was keen to capture the ordinary parts of a solider's day. Here, Lance Corporal Rachel Clayton ties her hair in a french plait to keep it tidy under her helmet

Captain Crossley heads out to join soldiers from 3 Rifles as they prepare for a patrol to help her gain entry into a local compound

Captain Crossley (pictured) said one of the highlights of her tour was 'seeing the absolute fascination of women in the compound when I removed my helmet and glasses to speak to them in their own language.'

Thinking of you: Captain Crossley receives a parcel from home at least once a week. Her mother, Carol usually fills it full of items such as rosehip tea and sweets

On parade: Captain Susanna Wallis mentors female Afghan officer recruits at the Kabul Military Training Centre

Breaktime: The women take a break after practising their marching skills. Although the training takes place in a separate facility to the men, they are pushing for the women to graduate alongside the male soldiers

Captain Alice Homer is an officer with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. She has just spent six months running a small section of soldiers in Camp Bastion

Lietenant French has her boyfriend and family back in the UK. When away, she looks forward to getting back into her favourite sport, sky diving

Lieutenant French sits down with Gulali who said: 'When I meet soldiers like Jess I hope that women from Afghanistan will see her and also want to put on a uniform, get a job and learn to be independent.'

All equal: The soldiers look exactly the same as one another as they go on patrol

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