Tag: Troops

  • Health

    Signs of progress against PTSD

    A decade after the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, studies have shown that the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among troops is surprisingly low, and a Harvard researcher credits the drop, in part, to new efforts by the Army to prevent PTSD, and to ensure that those who develop the disorder…

    3–5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Assessing Obama’s Afghan plan

    A Kennedy School panel discusses and debates President Obama’s plan to add 30,000 troops to Afghanistan to try to stabilize that nation and allow American troops to begin withdrawing in 2011.

    3–4 minutes