In the Media

As both veterans and civilians, we hold diverse viewpoints on the current conflict in Afghanistan, but as an organization we are committed to sharing our stories and experiences with the public to better inform the ongoing debate that too often overlooks real, on-the-ground time and experience.  Here are links to our member veterans and supporters speaking in public:  

Military Families Prepare for Afghan Deployment, WNYC's "The Takeaway" segment featuring supporter Mary Galeti

Reaction to Obama's West Point Speech on Afghanistan, New York Daily News article featuring member veteran Marco Reininger and quoting founder Kristen L. Rouse

Vets on Continuing Afghan Mission, WNYC's "The Takeaway" segment featuring member veterans Marco Reininger and Genevieve Chase

Afghanistan Veterans Anticipate Strategy Speech, WNYC's "The Takeaway" segment featuring member veterans Marco Reininger, Adrianne Dicker Kadzinski, and Steve Husong

Is a Benevolent Occupation Possible in Afghanistan? segment on Grit tv with Laura Flanders with founder Kristen L. Rouse appearing as panelist

Greeting Card Emergency: Supporting Our Troops, author and NPR personality David Ellis Dickerson features founder Kristen L. Rouse in a special video greeting card for her second deployment to Afghanistan

Get Real! A Soldier's Story, MSNBC anchor Contessa Brewer interviews founder Kristen L. Rouse about Veterans for Afghanistan

Military Women Show their Might in Counterinsurgency, WNYC's "The Takeaway" segment featuring VfA member veteran and founder of American Women Veterans Genevieve Chase

On the eighth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, WNYC's "The Takeaway" featured our member veterans:

The War in Afghanistan: Veterans' Stories featuring Marco Reininger and Genevieve Chase 

Taliban Denounces Afghan Government featuring Marco Reininger

Listener Takeout: Afghanistan Stories featuring Zac Barnes

Afghanistan: Listeners Respond featuring Marco Reininger in studio, plus the voices of Zac Barnes, Danielle Knudsen, Steve Husong, and Brandy Wight

Afghanistan: From the Headlines to the Front Lines, WNYC's "The Takeaway" segment featuring founder Kristen L. Rouse and supporter Mary Galeti

President to Honor Slain Soldier, WNYC's "The Takeaway" segment featuring member veteran Zac Barnes talking about SFC Jared C. Monti, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor

Troops' Families Speak About the War in Afghanistan, WNYC's "The Takeaway" segment featuring supporter Mary Galeti

Afghans Turn to the Twitterverse for Election, an Associated Press article quoting a "tweet" from Veterans for Afghanistan on the Afghan elections, appeared in the online editions of the New York Times, CBS News, Salon.com, Boston Globe, Seattle Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Public Radio, Miami Herald, Austin American-Statesman, Irish News, Straits Times (Singapore), Jakarta Post, and La Presse Canadienne, and many more outlets across the globe

Obama to Address VFW Convention, WNYC's "The Takeaway" segment featuring Kristen L. Rouse and our friend and supporter (and Vietnam veteran) Bruce Smith

Previewing Obama's Press Conference and Health Care Roundtable, WNYC's "The Takeaway" segments with Kristen L. Rouse appearing as panelist

'I Will Always Remember You', WNYC's "The Takeaway" blog post by Kristen L. Rouse, a Memorial Day tribute to Roger P. Pena, Jr.

Those Who Serve: Soldiers Tell us About Memorial Day, WNYC's "The Takeaway" segment featuring Kristen L. Rouse and Russell Galeti

Troops' Career Fears Hamper PTSD Counseling, New York Daily News article, quoting Zac Barnes

Success and Security in Afghanistan, Boston Globe op-ed, quoting Kristen L. Rouse

What Stop-Loss Means for the Vets Who've Dealt With It, WNYC's "The Takeaway" blog post by Kristen L. Rouse, featuring Jeremy Wilson and Danielle Knudsen

Stopping Stop-Loss, WNYC's "The Takeaway" segment, featuring Jeremy Wilson

Pakistan's Deal with the Taliban, BBC/PRI's "The World" segment, featuring Kristen L. Rouse

Seeking a Solution, Sharia Law in Pakistan Causes Problems, WNYC's "The Takeaway" segment, featuring Kristen L. Rouse

The Children of Asadabad New York Times op-ed by Kristen L. Rouse, featuring Jeanette Martinez