NATO-TV

For three days, 29 nations worked together to prevent various simulated computer viruses and malicious programs from infiltrating their networks. A large-scale network exercise organized by NATO.

In Afghanistan, security for the eastern city of Jalalabad, has been handed over to the Afghans. Shopkeepers are confident about the future but have concerns about the numbers of police and whether they’ll be properly equipped.

Afghanistan’s own Special Forces unit have been demonstrating their skills on a camp just outside Kabul. Engaged in special training under US supervision, these soldiers have been conducting many successful operations on their own. Also available in high definition. Produced by Alessandro Pavone.

Sport in Libya is taking off in a big way, sports once banned have returned, and Libya prepares for the Olympic games in 2012. This version includes graphics and voiceover.

French military medics have saved the life of a ten year old Afghan girl who was shot in the head following a battle with the Taliban. The incident happened at her home in Tagab, in Kapisa Province north of Kabul. Also available in high definition

Package about how Sayed Hashemi, a former orphan himself, is drastically improving the living conditions in Afghanistan's orphanages, going after corrupt and abusive employees and creating new opportunities for the children's education. Produced by Jeff Holden and Zalmi in Kabul for the Natochannnel.(With Voiceover).

General Knud Bartels is the new Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee. The Danish General took over as Chairman from Admiral Di Paola who has been appointed as Italy’s new Defense Minister. On January 18th General Bartels headed the first meeting under his chairmanship. Also available in high definition

Change is underway in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. The responsibility for securing the city has been handed from the Americans to the Afghans, in a process being referred to as transition. Also available in high definition

Package of a team of Afghan students is off to Washington to take part in a worldwide prestigious law competition. The group study at Bulkh University in the north of Afghanistan. They’ll be representing their country in March, vying for the Jessup Cup. Produced by Mel Preen. Also available in high definition.

NATO is preparing to acquire 5 unmanned air vehicles or UAVs. With the support of resources on the ground they will allow the Alliance to develop its own ground defense capability. Available in High Definition.

In an operation led by NATO, the medical teams are international and the equipment comes from different nations. For nurses and doctors to work together effectively, the Alliance provides training. Also available in high definition

An inside view of NATO’s Special Operations Headquarters where elite forces from member and partner countries work and train together. By sharing a common understanding these troops build relationships and become part of a multinational Special Forces community. Produced by Karsten Reiniers. Also available in high definition.

Although faced with defense cuts, the Netherlands is still investing in new and state-of-the-art technology for its navy. The Dutch are modernizing the radar systems of four frigates so that they can be used as an early warning system for NATO’s Missile Defense.

Night operations have long been a bone of contention between the Afghan and US government. NATO Channel’s Alessandro Pavone has been on a night mission with an all-Afghan team known as the Crisis Response Unit. Produced by Alessandro Pavone, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Within the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), individual NATO member states and Russia work as equal partners on security issues of common interest. To further develop cooperation on counter-terrorism, the NRC explored working together in the event of a terrorist attack. Produced by Karsten Reiniers. Also available in high definition.

A group of women in rural Bamiyan Province, west of Kabul, volunteer their time and resources to run a legal aid center and shelter for women. The center connects women with various government and international agencies and offers them education in literacy and hand crafts. Faced with uncertainty about the future of international aid, the women resolve to not only keep the center running, but expa...

Colonel Gulbahar leads the men of the 3rd Kandak, 1st Brigade in Jowzjan. The capital of the province was handed over to Afghan forces in January. Since then, security has been stable. This version includes voiceover and graphics.

Afghan women have made huge progress in the last ten years with a record number of girls attending school and university; and female politicians from M.Ps to Governors now accepted as representatives of their people. But for many Afghan women, poverty and hardship are still an everyday reality. Here, two women from Herat share their stories. Includes interview with Shahida, widow. Kharogh District...

The operational headquarters for NATO’s future ballistic missile defense capability passed a significant technical and operational test at the beginning of April as it conducted a series of simulated engagements. This version includes graphics and voiceover. Also available in high definition.

NATO has extended its Air Policing mission to the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The agreement is a good example of Smart Defense. It shows how the Alliance can balance political and military needs in difficult economic times. Produced by Mike Muhlberger. This version includes graphics and voiceover.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen met with members of the Afghan Commandos at a camp in Kabul earlier today. It’s his fifth visit to Afghanistan since taking on his position as head of NATO. This version includes graphics and voiceover.

On the day the Afghan Parliament came under attack, a Member of Parliament grabbed a PK machine gun and started a counter attack from the roof. It was an instinctive reaction for Lalai Hamidzai. He’s a former commander for the Afghan border police and has survived two assasination attempts. Also available in high definition.

NATO hosts a classroom-to-classroom video exchange of musical selections and questions between students of Kelly High School in Chicago and the Afghanistan National Institute of Music. Includes sound bites from Ahmad Sarmast, Founder and Director of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, NATO Ambassador, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Mohammad Khan, Music Teacher, Negin Khapawlak, Student, Hojat...

Still a relatively unknown sport in Afghanistan, Table Tennis is only practiced in a handful of areas. Shazia, has excelled so much in the sport over the last couple of years that she is now a member of the women's national team. Includes sound bites from Mustafa, Manager Of Sports Facility, Mazar, and Atiquallah Atiq, Shazia's Uncle, Customs Officer.

More and more areas of Afghanistan are transitioning to Afghan security control in preparation for the start of the coalition drawdown in 2014. We profile Jowzjan province in northern Afghanistan. This version includes voiceover and graphics.