Hosking: Afghan inquiry a complete waste of time now villagers have pulled out
COMMENT: Inquiry was a massive waste of resource, highly likely to lead nowhere.
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'Disillusioned, worn down': Afghan villagers pull out of inquiry
"They have just been worn down by the process."
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Abbas Nazari arrived in New Zealand aged 7 as a refugee from Afghanistan.
NZ's spy watchdog battles to see secret emails
New clash between spies and their watchdog over claims of NZSAS collateral damage.
Unwelcome visitors: Tourists from these countries find it tough to get a NZ visa
About 66 per cent from Iraq declined compared with only 5 per cent from China.
SAS raid on Afghan villages breached rules of engagement, Hager claims
Author Nicky Hager outlines alleged breaches of rules governing military operation.
NZSAS told civilians killed just days after Hit & Run raid
New NZSAS raid details emerge after classified documents released.
The money changer of Kabul, his daughter and her kidnappers
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The men who died in military training exercises
Deaths in New Zealand military training exercises since 1990
Afghan women fear losing gains made since fall of Taliban
Women are demanding a seat at the table in negotiations over the country's future.
Sergeant-widow fills military bereavement gap
Army widow saw need for family support and created service to cater for it.
Hit & Run's version of Afghanistan raid 'impossible'
Hit & Run book claimed six civilians were killed and 15 wounded in SA "revenge" raid.
Christchurch shootings: 'I lay down and pretended I was dead'
Man shot in the leg has nightmares about what happened inside Al Noor mosque.
Christchurch mosque shootings: Honouring the dead - Matiullah Safi, 55
Matiullah Safi had been through a lot. He had lost a brother to war in Afghanistan.
Honouring the dead - Haji-Daoud Nabi
Haji-Daoud Nabi spoke of the importance of unity days before his death.
Christchurch terror attack: Faces of the fallen
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Faces of the dead, missing and injured
New details are emerging of the dead, the missing and the injured.
'Love will overpower all' - Auckland community mourns alongside Christchurch
Kiwis are showing their support for the Muslim community following yesterday's atrocity.
Big Read: Lawyer laid flat by Hit & Run
A lawyer, the NZSAS, and a new Goliath-sized fight.
NZSAS raid claim: Afghan villagers say inquiry 'unlawful'
Lawyer Deborah Manning chucks a potential spanner into the works of NZSAS inquiry.
NZSAS held naked Afghan man at knifepoint
Defence inquiry finds NZ did not provoke gunfight but "fell below professional standards".
Helen Clark to advocate globally for Afghani girls and women
Former PM spends time with a women's empowerment group in Afghanistan.
The boy groomed to be al Qaeda's next terrorist leader
He was groomed to lead one of the world's deadliest terror groups.
The day Russia 'invaded' city - and Aucklanders panicked
Fears the enemy Russians were coming to New Zealand spurred fake news and forts.
Top Pentagon official makes surprise visit to Afghanistan in push for peace with Taliban
Acting secretary of defense has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan.
Scores of Afghan troops killed in suicide bombing claimed by Taliban
The devastating attack follows earlier brazen assaults by the Taliban around the country.
Three of four American's killed in suicide bomb identified
The suicide bombing in Syria was claimed by the Islamic State.
Nancy Pelosi accuses White House of 'dangerous' leak
Pelosi accuses Trump of imperilling the safety of lawmakers and troops.
Top Democrat: Trump 'in a corner with threatening talk'
US President heads to Camp David as shutdown enters third week.
Jay Kuten: New day dawning in United States
Hope dawns as Democrats take control of the US House of Representatives.
Former Kiwi soldier missing in Outback 'suffering from PTSD'
Mother believes Ray Mahu, who hasn't been seen since December 3, has gone 'walkabout'.
Trump immoral and untruthful, says former US commander
"I don't think he tells the truth": retired US army general on the president.
Kiwi missing in Perth: Family's grave concerns for former soldier
Ray Mahu has not been heard from since December 3 and family just want him to come home.