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Bomb dogs are integral to the NATO mission in Afghanistan. By clearing routes of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and sniffing out other explosive ordinance, they’re helping to save the lives of coalition and Afghan forces. This film looks at the relationship between two handlers and their canines. Includes sound bites from Staff Sgt Tim Castillo – 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron a...

Afghan judo, taekwondo, boxing and running athletes competing in the London 2012 Olympics make their last minute preparations before leaving the country. NATO Channel asks them how they feel before they compete in the world's biggest competition. Produced by Sayed Mansoor. This version includes voiceover and graphics.

A look at Kabul’s Military Training Center, the site where thousands of Afghans learn to soldier. There are just under five hundred foreign trainers working on the site but soon they’ll be starting to draw down in numbers as the camp transitions over to Afghan control.

In Ørland, Norway, 17 nations took part in the two-week Unified Vision trial. The objective was to train NATO member countries to work together in the framework of NATO’s Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) concept. The event was organized by the JISR Capability Group and NATO’s defense against terrorism program. Master version - this version includes graphics and voiceover....

Started by a young Afghan businessman who returned from the UK with a passion for rugby, Afghanistan's first ever rugby federation has produced a formidable national team. Produced by Sayed Mansoor. This version includes voiceover and graphics.

It’s exam day at the explosives disposal unit in Camp Shaheen, Mazar-e-Sharif and student Lal Mohammed faces a tough task if he is to qualify. We follow Lal through the task, as he explains what he needs to do to qualify as an explosive ordinance disposer, and what it means to him to work for his country. This version includes graphics and voiceover.

Two successful businesses in Herat, Afghanistan: the Steel Melt factory and the Pamir Motorcycle Company. Herat city is the business hub of Afghanistan with its well-established links to Iran, Turkmenistan and through them to the rest of the world. Herat's economic success as well as improvements in security is good, but recently a businessman was kidnapped and subsequently killed. Produced by Rut...

At its Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation, NATO supports the next generation of researchers and engineers by hosting a ‘Robo-Sub’ contest. University teams from Europe and Canada put their self-made autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) to the test. Produced by Michael Muehlberger. Also available in high definition.

At its Center for Maritime Research and Exploration NATO supports the next generation of researchers and engineers by hosting a Robo-Sub competition. 15 University teams put their Autonomous Underwater Vehicles to the test for a place in the finals. Produced by Michael Muehlberger. Also available in high definition.

During the Lisbon Summit in 2010, Alliance leaders agreed they wanted a leaner NATO Command Structure that is more affordable and more deployable on operations. The new structure represents a significant reduction in the number of military headquarters and a manpower savings of about 30 percent. In this time of economic austerity the Alliance is becoming more affordable and more deployable by rest...

NATO Channel’s reporter Alessandro Pavone goes on operation with the Afghanistan’s Provincial Response Company. Includes sound bites from Brig. Gen. Mark Smethurst, ISAF Special Forces Commander, the PRC Helmand Commander and Danish and Australian Special Forces soldiers.

Afghan Crisis Response Unit (CRU) teams accompanied by ISAF Special Operations Forces (SOF) Mentors board Chinook helicopters for a night operation in Wardak province to clear compounds and detain 9 suspects in kidnapping and murder of Afghan interpreter. Teaser: Afghan Commandos with ISAF mentors successfully pick up suspects in remote part of Wardak Province. Produced by Jeff Holden.

Colonel Abdul Fatah runs Kabul's busiest passport office. And he has earned a reputation—and many certificates from leaders and organizations—because he was overheard declaring to his employees that he would not tolerate corruption. But for him, it's not about awards, it's about properly getting the job done. He couldn't run his office efficiently with corruption, and his office is quite efficient...

Green on blue attacks have been grabbing the headline recently. In this story Canadian Maj. Gen. James Ferron, Deputy Commanding General of the NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan, gives his analysis on the attacks. Available in high definition. Jake Tupman reports.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has appointed Norwegian diplomat Ms. Mari Skåre as his Special Representative for women, peace and security. Includes sound bites from Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General and Mari Skåre

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen welcomed a group of visiting high school students that were victims of the earthquake and tsunami that affected Japan last year. Also available in high definition

As 2014 approaches, the date which ISAF has earmarked to handover security responsibility to the Afghan forces, the Danes, although still involved in ground operations, are focusing more of their efforts on mentoring and training the Afghan army and police. Includes sound bites from Captain Strunge, Officer in charge of Danish Mentors, RC Southwest, 1st Lt Morten, Danish Military Linguist. This me...

A two hundred year old Kabul mosque is under going a much-needed restoration. The local Mullah managed to secure some American funding for repairs but he’s also been collecting from people during Friday prayers. Includes sound bites from Abdul Ahad Abasi, Minister of Information and Culture, Mier Mohammad, Local Mullah, Abdul Jalil Rayan, Chief engineer. This media asset is free for editorial broa...

Thirty thousand US troops would have headed home from Afghanistan by next month. The redeployment has been happening over the past few months. It’ll leave a force of almost seventy thousand Americans in country. Ten thousand US Marines are among those traveling home through Bagram Airbase. This version includes graphics and voiceover.

Thursday will mark the one year anniversary of the death of the former head of the High Peace Council Burhanuddin Rabbani. Professor Rabbani was killed in his own home by a suicide attacker posing as a Taliban representative. His son Salahuddin took up his post earlier this year to continue his father’s work for peace. This version includes voiceover and graphics.

Robots and sophisticated bomb detectors were featured in Slovakia, where the Trencin Centre of Excellence and the NATO Defence Against Terrorism programme held a three-day international meeting on the neutralization of explosive devices (IEDs). Teaser: To face the rapid evolution of the improvised explosive device threat, the nations must use highly developed human expertise and increasingly advan...

The specialized centre of excellence for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and the NATO Defence Against Terrorism Programme organized an event on the subject of neutralizing explosive devices. For three days in Trencin (Slovakia), experts considered the question of countering the threat of explosive devices. Produced by Laetitia Chadenat. Also available in High Definition.

Afghans are being taught how to gather forensic data at a site in Parwan. The Criminal Techniques Academy was set up last year by a US Task Force. Hundreds of students are taking lessons on how to collect fingerprint, DNA and ballistic evidence. Also available in high definition

Former Taliban commander Noor ul Aziz talks about life in the Taliban and his decision to defect to the government. Produced by Jake Tupman.

As US military bases are either closed or handed over to Afghan forces, over a decade's worth of military equipment must be sorting through, recycled and redistributed in what could be some of the world's biggest junk yards. Also available in high definition.