Afghanistan has announced fresh initiatives to bring more women into the army. This came weeks after the country's first female pilot sparked a national debate on insecurity and women's rights by seeking asylum in the US. <br/><br/>Afghan's Deputy Ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanesh told this to a news agency today, confirming a slew of incentives including a special salary scale for female recruits. <br/><br/>He said the defence ministry wants to boost the proportion of women in the army to 10 percent. He said, at this stage, Afghanistan have 1,575 women in its army ranks, which is mere three to four percent.<br/><br/>Radmanesh said there are 400 Afghan female recruits currently training at defence ministry institutions.