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Story Archives of 'Afghanistan'New Commission Looks to Help VetsBy Dan Gorenstein on Tuesday, August 26, 2008.The Legislature has created a commission to look into the effects post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries have had on soldiers returning from the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. State and military officials are concerned veterans and their families fight two battles when they come home. Soldiers are reluctant to admit problems, particularly psychological ones. And if they do, they get tripped up in bureaucratic red tape. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports the commission will begin to address those issues and more starting Wednesday. listen:
  Afghanistan RevisitedBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, June 19, 2008.It’s been more than six years since the US drove the Taliban from power. But even as Afghans reconstruct their lives, battles with insurgents rage on and there’s concern over growing regional instability. We’ll get the latest from Afghanistan and how US policy there may be changing. Guests
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A Requiem for New Hampshire's War DeadBy Xenia Piaseckyj on Friday, January 18, 2008.The Suncook Valley Chorale is going to perform a requiem to honor the men who have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The piece was composed by Scott Lounsbury, the Chorale's Director. listen:
A War RememberedBy Dan Gorenstein on Monday, November 12, 2007.Today we observe Veteran’s Day. And now a story of one veteran and his battle to rebuild his life here at home. His name is Tim Ferrell. He came back from Afghanistan depressed and drinking, but he is trying to get better. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports he is now reaching out to other vets. listen:
New Hampshire Guard Soldiers Trying to Win Hearts and Minds in AfghanistanBy Douglas Grindle on Monday, October 22, 2007.New Hampshire National Guard soldiers based in Afghanistan are spending a year training local police army units. That job is straightforward enough. But they also have another mission. It's called winning hearts and minds. NHPR Correspondent Doug Grindle reports from that country's Northern Provinces. listen:
New Hampshire National Guard Troops Training Afghan PoliceBy Douglas Grindle on Thursday, October 4, 2007.In Northern Afghanistan, over a dozen soldiers of the New Hampshire National Guard are helping to train Afghan National Police and the army. The Americans say the policy are in most need of help. New Hampshire Public Radio's correspondent Doug Grindle is in Afghanistan and has that story. listen:
New Hampshire Soldiers Training Afghan PoliceBy Douglas Grindle on Tuesday, September 25, 2007.Coalition military officials say a daylong battle today in southern Afghanistan's poppy-growing region has killed more than 60 Taliban fighters. In a statement, the coalition says the clash started when dozens of insurgents attacked with machine guns, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades. One coalition soldier was killed and four wounded in the battle, but there were no immediate reports of civilian deaths or injuries. Meanwhile in Afghanistan's northern provinces, where the conflict is much quieter, New Hampshire National Guard soldiers are training local police forces. One of those soldiers is Sergeant 1st Class, Shannon Kulakowski from Nottingham, New Hampshire. Before this assignment, Kulakowski was with the Guard's 172nd Mountain Regiment. He describes his current mission in Afghanistan to NHPR Correspondent Doug Grindle at a base in Mazur e Sharif. listen:
New Hampshire Soldiers in AfghanistanBy Douglas Grindle on Wednesday, September 19, 2007.Members of the 36-43rd Company of the New Hampshire National Guard are back home. This week, they're taking part in a mandatory re-integration program to help ease them back into civilian life after being stationed in Baghdad for about a year. But while those soldiers may be out of harms way, New Hampshire has others deployed in the middle east. Some of them are in Afghanistan training their counterparts in the Afghan National Army, the ANA. Staff Sgt Tim Burns, from Nashua, was with the 210th Engineers of the New Hampshire National Guard, headquartered in Peterborough. Currently he's embedded as a mentor at Camp Mike Spann in Northern Afghanistan, He's training Afghan soldiers to improve the local infrastructure. But before you hear about Burns' job there, we need to translate a few terms he uses. He talks about Terps.....those are interpreters. And he mentions the fob ....that's a forward operating base. He spoke with NHPR Correspondent Douglas Grindle. listen:
Sarah Chayes on AfghanistanBy Liz Bulkley on Wednesday, February 28, 2007.Former NPR reporter Sarah Chayes once described events in Afghanistan as an outside chronicler. She now calls Kandahar home and details her experiences of how life unfolded after the Taliban came to power in her new book The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban. We'll talk with the Massachusetts native about the complicated politics inside the country, and the depth of her personal interest in making an impact there. ***This interview originally aired October 24, 2006. listen:
A Window On AfghanistanBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, January 25, 2007.In 2004, New Hampshire residents Fred and Mary Hartman gave up their comfortable lives practicing medicine in New Hampshire for an opportunity to work in Afghanistan helping to rebuild the country's health care system. Their book "Window on Afghanistan" recounts their adventures of living in there for the next two and a half years... the beauty of the country's vast landscape, the incredible spirit and hospitality of its people, the realties of a country with the one of highest newborn death rates and poorest health systems in the world and the ever increasing dangers of everyday life there. We’ll hear their stories - from the country's first Parliamentary elections to their close calls of kidnappings and suicide bombers. Laura's guests are Fred and Mary Hartman authors of "Window on Afghanistan: Rebuilding Health, Hope and the Human Spirit" listen:
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