NATO video Six southern governors, ministers, development workers and ISAF forces gathered in Kandahar City to talk about their priorities for development in their provinces.
War News Radio checks in on the headlines from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
via NATOCOMMUNITY ISAF and Afghan government troops try to convince residents of a small village in Paktika province that in order for things to change for the better, they need the help of the locals.
via LinkTV Dubai TV reports on the thousands of anti-government protestors demanding reform in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square. Iraqi authorities implemented heavy security measures to prevent the weekly protest from occurring. These measures included imposing a midnight curfew, setting up concrete barriers and barbed wire on major city streets, and deploying…
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. (mp3) Over the past few months a wave of protests has been sweeping across Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and many other Middle Eastern countries. Iraqis – who may have been inspired by their Arab neighbors – have intensified their demands for government reform, better public services and…
(mp3) On February 25th thousands of Iraqis took to the streets demanding an end to government corruption and better public services. Even though security forces shut down main roads that led to Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, demonstrations continued all over the country. Major protests are scheduled to take place in the…
via ITN The Hollywood actress visits Kabul in her role as the UN’s Goodwill Ambassador.
Local Residents Observing Paving of Kabul-Kandahar Road. (USAID photo) (mp3) The Central Asia Development Group is a non-governmental organization that uses funding from USAID and other sources to carry out development projects across Afghanistan. Jason Thomas served as a regional manager for the organization and describes his experiences that were…
In a rare video apology, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez offers “sincere apologies” for the accidental deaths of nine children Tuesday, in what he called a “seemingly inconceivable tragedy. Rodriguez, who leads the International Security Forces Afghanistan Joint Command, said attack helicopters fired in response to a rocket attack,…