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Chris Rattue: How Ireland continue to benefit from NZ Rugby's mistake
OPINION: Where would Ireland be without their Kiwi connection?

How America created the enemy it feared most
New York Times: Why the US lost hearts and minds in Afghanistan's Waygal Valley

'Particularly unfair': NZSAS soldier’s compo taxed higher because he was hurt offshore
Veterans left paying more tax if they were injured in disaster and war zones.

Desperation in Kabul: 35,000 women face education ban
UN warns ban could lead to 'unnecessary suffering, illness, and possibly deaths.'

Black Caps v Afghanistan: Test called off due to weather without a ball bowled
It's just the eighth time in history a test has been called off in that fashion.

Black Caps v Afghanistan: Day four abandoned after overnight rain
All four days have been abandoned without a ball bowled.

Teen refugee returns to ref at Aims Games
Samana and her family fled Afghanistan and arrived in New Zealand in 2021.

Black Caps v Afghanistan: Day three abandoned as more rain falls
It has now been three days without any chance of play.

Black Caps v Afghanistan: Second day lost to wet outfield
Not a single ball was bowled on day two in Greater Noida, India.

'I live at home like a prisoner': New Taliban law bans women's voices in public
New York Times: The sound of a woman’s voice outside the home has been outlawed.

‘Emboldened’ Taliban bans Afghan women from looking at men
A new edict also forbids talking too loudly, singing or reading the Koran in public.

Taliban sacks hundreds of soldiers because they can’t grow beards
The militant group has also destroyed thousands of musical instruments in Afghanistan.

Taylor Swift terror suspect 'wanted to kill a large crowd'
The pop star's Vienna shows were cancelled after a foiled terrorist plot.

'We're going to die up here': SAS hero on siege and survival in Kabul
An ex-soldier's explosive new book opens up on New Zealand SAS operations in Afghanistan.

Mother jailed for forcing daughter to marry her killer in Oz
Ruqia Haidari was considered 'bewa', as she was already divorced.

Black Caps to face Afghanistan in historic test match
The test will take place about a month before the India series gets under way.

‘This is real life’: A Kiwi nurse shares her story from inside Afghanistan
At 37, Catherine Flanigan has worked in some of the most troubled parts of the world.

Emotional Harry to woman whose husband was killed in Afghanistan: 'You don't have to be sad'
Duke of Sussex recalls personal grief during a tearful conversation.

Watch: Afghanistan go wild after reaching T20 World Cup semis, Australia knocked out
Victory over Bangladesh saw Afghanistan make history.

Winners and Losers: Cricket's world order is changing
OPINION: We need to give more respect to Afghanistan, writes Chris Rattue.

'We need to be lot better': Black Caps' hopes hang by a thread
The Black Caps’ loss to Afghanistan made some unwanted history for Kane Williamson's side.