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From 2001 until today, Afghanistan has seen big changes in government, infrastructure and education. But the strong and consistent growth in the information and communication technology sector, more than anything, heralds a positive future for Afghanistan. Includes sound bites from Amirzai Sangin, Minister of Communication and IT; Greg Howell, Deputy Director Of USAID Economic Growth And Infrastru...

In Bagram Air Base, two state-of-the-art Korean facilities, the hospital and the vocational college, are helping improve healthcare and education in the region. Korean’s draw on experience to help rebuild Afghanistan. Prodcued by Jake Tupman, Bagram Afghanistan.

Nahid Nazary is a female journalist working for a private TV channel in Kabul. A working mother with 5 children, she lost her husband in a suicide attack in Kabul, but despite continuing Taliban threats, she's vowed to continue reporting. This version includes graphics and voiceover.

The increased number of coalition troops killed by their Afghan allies has raised questions about the recruitment procedures of Afghan security forces. Afghan Army recruitment center’s deputy chief Gen. Ibrahim Ahmadzai tells NATO TV what the Afghan government is doing to stop insider attacks. Produced by Alessandro Pavone. This version includes graphic titles and voiceover.

Large-scale natural disasters require an international response. Coordinating the relief effort is the biggest challenge. NATO’s annual disaster response exercise provides civil and military teams with a realistic training scenario. Includes sound bites from Hannu Rantanen, Emergency Services College Finland, Guenter Bretschneider, EARDCC, Przemek Florczyk, EARDCC, Alexander Jalaghania, Georgian A...

NATO is currently conducting a project in Ukraine with the aim of destroying weapons and ammunition inherited by Ukraine following the break-up of the Soviet Union. The population and local industries are playing a part in this program. Includes interview with Vasyl Lytvynchuk, NAMSA Project Supervisor in Ukraine; Lubov Borita; Galina Sobatchinski; Serhiy Brul, Director of Department for the Demil...

NATO is currently conducting a project in Ukraine with the aim of destroying weapons and ammunition inherited by Ukraine following the break-up of the Soviet Union. The population and local industries are playing a part in this program. Includes interview with Mykola Sobachynskii, Master of SALW Melting Section; Galina Sobatchinski; Lubov Borita, Chief of Industrial Laboratory; and Voladymyr Filim...

For many of the Soldiers injured in Afghanistan their war is over, some of them will make a full recovery, others require round-the-clock care. The dedicated team of staff and volunteers at the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility or CASF work tirelessly to make sure these Soldiers return to their families. Produced by Jake Tupman. Includes sound bites from Staff Sgt. Niguel Pulley, Command an...

NATO Secretary-General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen travelled with ambassadors from the North Atlantic Council to meet Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, in Kabul. A new training mission was announced to start in 2015, after Afghan forces have taken full security responsibility. Produced by Ruth Owen, Kabul, Herat, Mazar e Sharif, Afghanistan. Also available in High Definition.

Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, is home to more than 5,000,000 people, and one of the world’s fastest growing cities. Devastated during the civil war in the nineties, Kabul is now in repair and regeneration. Mayor Younis Nawandish takes NATO TV on a tour of the city. Produced by Jake Tupman. This version includes voiceover and graphics.

Nineteen NATO and partner nations enhanced their interoperability at the U.S. Army Europe’s training event “Sabre Junction 2012” in Grafenwoehr, Germany. 6,000 personnel and hundreds of military aircraft and vehicles participated in the month-long exercise. It was the largest of its kind in Germany since the end of the Cold War. Produced by Mike Muehlberger. Also available in high definition. This...

It was the night the whole of Afghanistan had been waiting for. National hero Hamid Rahimi defended his WBU middleweight belt against Tanzanian Said Mbelwa in the first ever professional boxing bout held in the country.

Around 9 billion US dollars in oil lies beneath Afghanistan’s soil. NATO Channel reporter Sayed Mansoor travels north to witness the opening of the country’s first oil field. Also available in High Definition.

Afghan Air Force pilots are building on their Soviet legacy by using Russian language skills to work closely with their Czech mentors while piloting legendary Hind MI-35 aircraft. Also available in high definition

An entire generation of Afghan children have been deprived of education due to the country’s thirty years of war. The Ministry of Education is striving to get them back to school. Shirpoor school in Kabul provides education to people in need regardless of their age. Produced by Alessandro Pavone - Kabul City, Afghanistan.

A new survey shows that Afghans are more optimistic about the future for their country than they were last year. The Asia Foundation's survey, launched on 14th November, surveyed over 6000 rural and urban Afghans and shows that unemployment is nearly as big a concern as security. This version includes graphics and voiceover.

It's armor plated, six-wheeled and designed to go where no other ambulance would go. Swedish Combat Ambulance Commander Sgt. Elin Bokvist tells what it's like to be a combat medic in Afghanistan.

Women in Kabul speak about their role in the peace process and their struggle to earn a living, while a UN report on Afghanistan's law on violence against women finds some progress but also gaps in its implementation. A UN report released today sees progress in the numbers of cases of violence against women reporting, but Afghan female leaders say there's still some way to go in the battle for fem...

After three decades of war, Afghanistan's women still face a number of challenges. Violence, sexual assault and lack of enforcement of Afghan laws that protect them are faced by many women every day, many of whom are unaware of their own rights. Herat's female prison holds 140 inmates, convicted of crimes ranging from murder to eloping with a lover. Here they speak about their crimes and their lif...

Tradespeople being trained at the Afghan National Army's Engineer Training School will be pivotal in taking the nation's civilian construction industry into the future. Also available in high definition

Sportspeople, musicians and artists come together with policy makers to fight an the drug trade in Central Asia. The key civil society members and public figures came from all over the Central Asian region to discuss the best way to fight the illicit drug trade at a recent United Nations-backed forum in Kabul. Also available in high definition

The Dutch Provincial Reconstruction Team, in Kunduz, Afghanistan, teaches Afghan students 'rule of law'. This version includes voiceover and graphics.

For Afghan kids living in Uruzgan this Australian-led trade school will help give them the skills to rebuild their nation. Students at the school are keen to use their new-found trade skills to help other people in the community and Afghanistan as a whole. Includes sound bites from Farid Ullah, Afghan Student. Also available in high definition.

Italian, Spanish, Czech and French soldiers send messages home to their families for Christmas and New Year and talk about why they feel strongly about working towards the mission in Afghanistan. Spending Christmas and New Year away from your family is tough, but these soldiers deployed in Afghanistan find comfort in their mission and small creature comforts. This version includes graphics and voi...

The establishment of operational coordination centers across Afghanistan has the aim to help separate sections of the Afghan National Security Forces work together. This Swedish lead provincial center in the northern province of Balkh has seen many sections of the Afghan forces work and train side by side. But local commanders say the program cannot be fully operational until they are properly equ...