Under-fire US President Joe Biden addresses Kabul chaos
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Who is the Taliban commander set to rule Afghanistan?
Telegraph: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is the negotiator due to fly to Kabul to take power.
'I fear for everyone back home': Afghan refugee in NZ worries about family
Refugee Mohammed Bilal Bashir fears how people will be treated by the Taliban.
Desperate to flee: Afghans fall to death after clinging to departing plane at Kabul airport
Chaos at the main airport in the Afghan capital has killed at least seven people.
Afghan interpreter's fear for family: 'It's a matter of life or death'
Afghan interpreters in New Zealand open up over fear for family in Afghanistan.
'Horror movie': Kabul aid worker's eyewitness account of Taliban takeover
Young mother fears worst after Taliban takeover.
Afghanistan deployment by Wednesday at the earliest - minister
The 40 NZDF personnel to be deployed include engineers, medical people and 'security'.
Trump demands Biden 'resign in disgrace' over Afghanistan
Trump has issued a statement calling for Joe Biden to "resign in disgrace".
How Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in two short weeks
Taliban fighters captured their first provincial capital on August 6.
In an overrun Kabul, many have no place to run
New York Times: The capital fell faster than imagined, leaving most with no way out.
David Fisher: What New Zealand got out of Afghanistan war
David Fisher on Afghanistan - what it took from New Zealand and what it have given.
'Medieval': Shocking Taliban takeover photos emerge
Disturbing photos emerged of men tarred and with nooses around their necks.
Afghanistan collapse confirms decision to withdraw troops - US staff
The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan with little to no resistance.
Kabul falls: Taliban seize palace; Afghan President, Westerners flee
Taliban officials to declare the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from the capital, Kabul.
'Game over': Westerners rush to leave Kabul, rescue Afghans
Residents flee after stunningly swift Taliban takeover of Afghanistan's capital.
A week into Taliban rule, one city's glimpse of what the future may hold
New York Times: Residents say the new insurgent leaders soon began instilling fear.
Watch: Wild moment BBC journo gets phone call from Taliban live on air
As Kabul fell, a reporter got a shock call from the Taliban leaving her stunned.
PM: Window for getting Kiwis out of Afghanistan is closing
There are about 47 Kiwis in Afghanistan who need help getting back.
'Immediate target': Afghan civilians who helped Kiwi soldiers fear for their lives
As Taliban surrounds Kabul, NZ Govt to urgently review interpreters' cases.
Taliban enter Kabul, said to demand unconditional surrender
US helicopters began evacuating officials as the Taliban approached the capital.
With Afghanistan collapsing, Biden sends even more troops to evacuate
The Taliban have captured city after city in the last week as the US has withdrawn.
MFAT considers how to help Kiwis in Afghanistan
The Taliban now control all key Afghanistan cities except the capital.
The Afghan military was built over 20 years. How did it collapse so quickly?
New York Times: The Taliban have carried out an almost uninterrupted sweep of the country.
'This was the final goodbye': Afghans flee as Taliban encircles Kabul
There's increasingly only one way out for those fleeing the war.
Taliban sweep across Afghanistan's south, take four more cities
The Taliban now control more than two-thirds of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan conflict: Taliban takes more cities as US plans to send in 3000 troops to evacuate personnel
The Taliban could gain full control of the country within a few months.
Govt urgently reviewing cases of Afghan interpreters
Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says they're looking at the "emerging issue".
Could the Taliban take over Afghanistan? Here's what we know
New York Times: The Taliban seized nine cities over six days.
Taliban closing in on Kabul after US troops' withdrawal
Taliban have taken more than a quarter of the provincial cities in less than a week.
On Afghanistan's front line, there are no good choices
New York Times: Families stuck between Taliban and government forces have nowhere to go.
Americans told to flee Afghanistan as cities fall to Taliban
Taliban fighters tightened the noose around northern Afghanistan on Sunday.
Taliban take Afghanistan's fifth largest city
Airstrikes and fighting have intensified following the US withdrawl.
'Leave ASAP': US, UK urge citizens to leave Afghanistan amid Taliban surge
The fall of Sheberghan came just hours after the Islamist group seized Zaranj.
Christina Lamb: The day I survived a Taliban attack
Times: Christina Lamb asks troops who saved her in Afghanistan if the war was worth it.