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Doubt grows over denial of deaths

Credible sources are emerging to confirm civilians were killed during raid in Afghanistan.

Ex-Minister: Civilian casualty in raid

Wayne Mapp and former governor of Bamyan province both confirm civilian deaths.

SAS allegations don't appear to be new

Labour, Greens and NZ First want an inquiry into claims made in a new book.

NZDF defence on deaths inconsistent

Claim from NZDF there were no civilian casualties at odds with Minister's comment in 2014.

A Kiwi soldier dead; a firefight ignites

Sources quoted by the Hit & Run authors blamed bad intelligence.

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.

Hero family: 'We will sing, we will pray'

The family of the helicopter pilot killed while fighting the Port Hills' fires have given him a final gift.

Fallen pilot's family: 'Thank you'

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.

Donations pour in for dead pilot's family

Kiwis dig deep to support family of helicopter pilot killed fighting Christchurch's Port Hills fire.

Soldiers ordered to pay back bonuses

Thousands of US servicemen have been told to pay back enlistment bonuses, a decade after signing up for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Gunmen attack Shiite worshipers in Kabul

Gunmen opened fire on Shiite worshipers at a shrine in the Afghan capital, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 40 others

Kiwi performs double arm transplant

Watch NZH Focus: A Kiwi face transplant surgeon has lead his team in transplanting two donor arms to a retired marine who lost all four limbs in Afghanistan.

McCully off to Afghanistan Conference

Foreign Minister Murray McCully to attend a major conference hosted by Afghanistan just a fortnight after criticising its leadership as "dysfunctional."

NZ 'honesty' at UN slammed by Afghanistan

Afghanistan has shot back at New Zealand after Foreign Affairs Minister made stinging remarks about its government at the United Nations Security Council.

Attacks shake Afghan capital

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.

Afghanistan lures tourists despite warring

When police stopped a van travelling across central Afghanistan to the city of Herat, they were really surprised: it was full of Western tourists.

Killing of ISIS leader confirmed

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.

Kidnapped professors: Kabul uni reopens

The American University of Afghanistan reopens its campus after the kidnapping of two foreign professors.