Welcome to Episode 120 of The Afghanistan Project, where we cover all topics related to two decades of war in Afghanistan, and the fallout of our Afghanistan withdrawal. Today's guest is Canadian veteran Nathan Kehler, discussing Project Athena, his effort to map participation in the Afghan war through a living map.Nathan talks about his deployment to Kandahar in 2009, and how his participation in Project 44, an effort to map the Second World War, led to the creation of Project Athena.We talk about what's in the works for expanding Project Athena, and Canada's role in the Afghanistan withdrawal.Find Project Athena here: https://www.projectathena.ca/About Nathan Kehler:Nathan Kehler is a former Armoured Reconnaissance soldier with the Royal Canadian Dragoons who later re-mustered as a Geomatics Technician with 2 Combat Engineer Regiment. He deployed to Kandahar in 2009 as part of the 1 PPCLI Battle Group, Task Force 3-09, serving across Panjwai, Dand, and Kandahar City. He released from the Canadian Armed Forces in 2019 and has since focused on historical mapping and digital preservation. He founded Project ’44, an interactive web map documenting the Canadian Army during the Second World War, and later created Project Athena to map Canada’s war in Afghanistan. His work aims to make military history more accessible by giving veterans and the public a way to explore, contribute, and preserve stories through modern digital tools.About the host: Beth Bailey worked in support of Afghanistan operations as a civilian intelligence analyst for the Department of the Army between 2010 and 2013. She is a freelance contributor to Fox News Digital and the Washington Examiner. Follow Beth: on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bwbailey85/ on Twitter: https://x.com/BWBailey85 on Substack: https://substack.com/@bwbailey85 on the web: https://bethwbailey.com/