Taliban leader behind Kiwi deaths killed
A notorious Taliban commander behind the killing of NZ soldiers in Afghanistan has died in a shootout with Afghani security forces.
A notorious Taliban commander behind the killing of NZ soldiers in Afghanistan has died in a shootout with Afghani security forces.
The family of the helicopter pilot killed while fighting the Port Hills' fires have given him a final gift.
The wife of the pilot and war hero killed when his helicopter crashed as he fought the Port Hills fires is "amazed" by the support for her family.
Kiwis dig deep to support family of helicopter pilot killed fighting Christchurch's Port Hills fire.
A RAF pilot flying nearly 200 service personnel to Afghanistan is facing two counts of perjury and making a false record after a mid-flight incident.
A former child bride has had her ears hacked off by her husband after he accused her of speaking to other men.
Police hope military-grade software will help solve the seemingly "impossible" disappearance of a swinging soldier under heavy surveillance.
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Despite its distance from world trouble spots, New Zealand has a valuable role to play, says Bill English.
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Thousands of US servicemen have been told to pay back enlistment bonuses, a decade after signing up for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Gunmen opened fire on Shiite worshipers at a shrine in the Afghan capital, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 40 others
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Foreign Minister Murray McCully to attend a major conference hosted by Afghanistan just a fortnight after criticising its leadership as "dysfunctional."
Afghanistan has shot back at New Zealand after Foreign Affairs Minister made stinging remarks about its government at the United Nations Security Council.
Gunmen stormed the offices of an international charity and suicide bombers set off twin blasts in a shopping area near the Defense Ministry in a chaotic 24 hours.
When police stopped a van travelling across central Afghanistan to the city of Herat, they were really surprised: it was full of Western tourists.
Islamic State has suffered a blow after the leader of the group's Afghanistan and Pakistan branches was killed in a US drone strike, the Pentagon says.
Twin explosions in Kabul kill at least 80 people and wound more than 230 in a suicide attack claimed by Islamic State.
A deployment of New Zealand military trainers will stay in Afghanistan until June 2018 and their number will be increased from eight to 10.
After plunging off one of the world's most dangerous roads, our car slammed into a river engorged by melting snow and days of spring rains, writes Tim Craig.
German scientists think they have found the solution for young refugees who have entered Germany from war-torn countries and are seeking a better life.
At least four Afghan policemen and one Spaniard have been killed in an hours-long Taliban siege near the Spanish embassy in Kabul.
A mother and an Auckland community will gather today to salute their fallen soldier.
Fallen Kiwi soldier, Luke Tamatea, was remembered in a touching moment last night, that left his 8-year-old daughter shedding "happy tears".
Afghanistan's cult hero Hamid Hassan, dubbed the Rambo of world cricket, is out to take First Blood against the Black Caps.
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