A senior Taliban leader thought to be behind a roadside bombing in which three New Zealand soldiers died has reportedly been killed by coalition forces.

The Australian Army is about to find out that deciding to pull out of Afghanistan is one thing. Getting home is something else again.

The US President must be allowed to build on his Administration's achievements, writes Reverend Jesse Jackson.

The Defence Force has rejected claims SAS troops have been sent to Afghanistan to carry out a revenge attack over the deaths of five New Zealand soldiers in August.

John Key has denied a report that SAS troops have been re-deployed to Afghanistan to carry out a "revenge mission" for the killings of five New Zealand soldiers.

Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman is home from the Middle East and has confirmed NZ will offer asylum to 23 Afghan interpreters working with Kiwi soldiers.

Up to 26 Afghan interpreters will be given asylum in New Zealand when Kiwi troops withdraw from Bamiyan next April.

The family of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan have opted for a full military funeral and burial in New Zealand.

Labour is calling on the Government to offer Afghan interpreters who served alongside Kiwi troops a chance to resettle in New Zealand.

A new fundraising trust has been set up to help families of New Zealand soldiers wounded or killed in Afghanistan.

A helmet-mounted camera has captured the moment a US soldier was shot during a fire fight in Afghanistan.

Report highlights increasing use of 'double-tap' tactics which are terrorising an entire population with death from the skies.

The grandfather of a Kiwi soldier killed in Afghanistan has welcomed the arrest of a senior Taliban member connected to the attack.

With our troops pulling out of Afghanistan next year, one big question remains on whether the mission was worth it. Richard Jackson and Alexander Gillespie debate the issue.

The Taleban says NZ troops are easier targets than other Coalition forces.