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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 media asset is free for editorial broadcast, print, online and radio use. It is restricted for use for other purposes.

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 broadcast, print, online and radio use. It is restricted for use for other purposes.

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 advanced technologies. Produced by Laetitia Chadenat. Also available in High definition.

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.