Women Granted the Right to Serve in Combat Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email More than 200,000 women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan – but they’re technically not allowed to engage in direct combat. ( flickr user Yankee November (cc: by) ) Produced by Ellen Frankman and Jen Poyant Produced by PRI and WNYC