NATO Secretary General visits Dutch Afghanistan veterans

On 29 August, the Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, visited Dutch Army troops who recently returned from duty in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.

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NATO naval force arrives in Cape Town

On 28 August, a NATO naval force arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, the halfway point of a two-month circumnavigation of the African continent.

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NATO tests multinational air operations in Norway exercise

Some 100 aircraft and 1 450 personnel from 13 air forces will participate in a live-flying NATO exercise in Norway, from 3 to 14 September, to practice joint multinational air operations.

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Significant weapons cache destroyed in Afghanistan

With information provided by Afghan sources, a NATO-led ISAF patrol found a hidden underground weapons cache with hundreds of artillery rounds, several rockets and many different ammunitions.

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NATO research centre assists 2007 Aegean & Black Sea expedition

Ukraine president Viktor Yushchenko and his wife Kateryna recently visited NATO’s 93-metre global-range research vessel, the NRV Alliance, which is part of an archaeological survey and shipwreck excavation off the coast of Ukraine.

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First graduates from Iraq National Defence College

On 12 August, the first high-ranking officers, government officials and Iraqi parliamentarians graduated from the NATO-supported Iraqi National Defence College.

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Prize trip to NATO countries and NATO Headquarters

Thirty young Ukrainians – winners of the “Aliante 2007-Ukraine” competition – participated in a 10-day trip to four NATO countries: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, and the Netherlands. During the group’s visit to Belgium, Ukraine’s Mission to NATO and NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division organized a visit to NATO Headquarters on 10 August.


Russian ship prepares to support NATO’s Operation Active Endeavour

During August, the Russian frigate RFS Ladniy is undergoing final training and preparations prior to its deployment in support of Operation Active Endeavour.

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New police facility in southern Afghanistan

Australian engineers from the NATO-led ISAF force completed this week the construction of a police checkpoint in the southern Uruzgan province, giving police a commanding presence over the local area.

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Video highlights five years of change in Afghanistan

A brief video highlights some of the changes in education, reconstruction and economic development in Afghanistan over the past five years.