This quick TED talk entry is courtesy of TED.com. In 2011, the US Armed Forces still had a ban on women in combat — but in that year, a Special Operations team of women was sent to Afghanistan to serve on the front lines, to build rapport with locals and try to help bring an end to the war. Reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon tells the story of this “band of sisters,” an extraordinary group of women warriors who broke a long-standing barrier to serve.