IS attack on Afghan university leaves 22 dead
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Breaking rules of war: Claims prisoner blatantly killed by Aussie soldiers
Marine claims the prisoners were hogtied: 'we heard a pop, then they said OK we have six'.
Taliban endorses Trump to 'win the election'
Trump's campaign spokesman said they 'reject' the endorsement.
Covid 19: Middle East death toll over 50,000
Likely to be more as war-ravaged nations such as Libya and Yemen are under-reported.
Virus-linked hunger tied to 10,000 child deaths each month
The long wait for harvest is bringing a hunger more ferocious than most have ever known.
A girl's heroic battle against the taliban was also a family feud
New York Times: Teenage Afghan girl celebrated for killing Taliban who attacked her home.
For women in Afghan security forces, a daily battle
New York Times: New generation of women taking up leadership roles in Afghanistan.
Trump's new Russia problem: Unread intelligence and missing strategy
New York Times: The Russian bounty revelation has evoked a strange silence from Trump.
Afghan contractor handed out Russian cash to kill Americans, officials say
New York Times: A small-time businessman became a key middleman for bounties, reports say.
Trump got written briefing in February on possible Russian bounties, officials say
New York Times: New information emerged as White House tried to play down the assessment.
Afghan deaths pile up in uncertainty over US deal with Taliban
New York Times: Targeted killings and widespread attacks have sapped brief optimism.
How the Taliban outlasted a superpower: Tenacity and carnage
New York Times: The Taliban have given up little of their extremist ideology.
Born into carnage, 18 Afghan babies face an uncertain fate
New York Times: Attack left 18 newborn babies covered in blood. Most are now motherless.
Death toll from attack on Kabul maternity clinic rises to 24
Death toll from militant attack on maternity hospital in Afghanistan's capital now 24.
From maternity ward to cemetery: A morning of murder in Afghanistan
New York Times: Attacks serve as grim reminder people are in peril from cradle to grave.
Afghan attack: Babies killed as gunmen storm maternity ward
Two babies and 11 mothers and nurses have been killed in a shocking attack on hospital.
Suicide bomber. Resistance fighter. Child grave robber. Four decades of war in Aghanistan
Times: Journalist Anthony Loyd returns to the country that has always obsessed him.
Photos from America's longest war
New York Times: Images showing the long arc of the Afghanistan war.
Scarred and weary, an Afghan force wonders: What is peace?
New York Times: A truce is prompting introspection.
US and Taliban agree to truce, way forward in Afghanistan
If all goes to plan this temporary truce will end 18 years of war.
From Whanganui club cricket to being named in ICC Under 19 World Cup team
Canadian allrounder named beside players likely to become ODI stars and IPL millionaires
His mother worked to find him love despite war, blindness and loss
New York Times: War had taken so much. His mum wouldn't let it take his chance to marry.
A growing US base made this Afghan town. Now it's dying
New York Times: What once made Bagram a boom town now leaves it more a target.
Britain bruised: How Harry and Meghan are hurting the United Kingdom
When Queen Elizabeth's reign finally ends, will the UK keep supporting the family?
Confidential documents show US officials failed to tell truth about Afghanistan war
George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump all promised the same thing.
He was a baby when his dad died in Afghanistan. Now he's 18 and war still isn't over
Washington Post: Jake and his sisters were the first US kids to lose a parent in the war.
Alexander Gillespie: NZ obliged to address remnant explosives
Comment: As a signatory to the 2003 Protocol on Explosive Remnants, the onus is on NZ.
Army chief: 'Minimal' chance NZ ordnance to blame for Afghan civilian deaths
Maj Gen John Boswell questions if there are any unexploded NZDF munitions in Afghanistan.
Captives or defectors? Taliban fighters tell conflicting tales
New York Times: Varying stories show complexity of a war in which side-switching common.
Burnham bombshell: For years NZDF denied 3yo Fatima's death. Until today
The admissions comes amid a Government probe into an NZ-led raid in Afghanistan.
David Fisher: Shambles goes to the top with Wayne Mapp testimony
Opinion: Former defence minister Wayne Mapp admits forgetting key briefing.