Prince Harry left RAF base on ‘urgent business’ when drug testers arrived unannounced - claims
Duke of Sussex had just returned from brother's Royal wedding.
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'Oh Spare Us': How UK media reacted to Prince Harry's book
Headlines from the UK press show scorn and bewilderment as Harry's memoirs hit early.
Taliban leader accuses Prince Harry of ‘war crimes’ after Afghanistan killing revelations
Harry detailed time fighting in Afghanistan, sparking disbelief - and Taliban response.
‘I killed 25’: Prince Harry reveals staggering death toll as army pilot in Afghanistan
The Prince has gone into detail about his time as a soldier in Afghanistan.
Afghans will die because of ban on women in NGOs, aid groups say
Save the Children, World Vision suspend operations as millions on brink of famine.
Afghanistan’s Taliban ban women from working for NGOs
It is the latest restrictive move by Afghanistan’s new rulers against women’s rights.
Taliban minister defends women’s university ban
The decree triggered a global backlash this week including in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar.
Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan
This is the latest edict cracking down on women’s rights and freedoms.
Community's shock after woman from 'Tampa' refugee family killed
Afghan community in a state of shock after the killing of a young woman in Massey.
10 killed in bombing of Afghan religious school
A bomb blast hit a religious school in Afghanistan, killing at least 10 students.
Taliban lash 12 people before crowded stadium
Three women and nine men had been convicted of theft or adultery.
Russia recruiting US-trained Afghan commandos, claim vets
Fighters abandoned by US withdrawal sign up for conflict in Ukraine.
Russian attacks force fresh wave of Ukrainian refugees on Europe
Hungary is facing a fresh wave of asylum seekers as outages force people from their homes.
Afghan couple accuse US Marine of abducting their baby
Bitter court case unfolding to determine the fate of a little Afghan girl.
Zakaria Hazaranejad: Who will speak up for the Hazara people?
OPINION: 'Terrorist attacks on Hazara in the last year have caused more than 700 deaths.'
Minister says 'no' to Kiwi cop's family facing Taliban reprisals
Days remain before family of New Zealand woman face being handed over to Taliban.
A girl survived a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. Then she vanished in Texas
New York Times: She barely escaped the fall of Afghanistan. Only to go missing in the US.
From Kabul to Wellington: How one Afghan journalist escaped the Taliban
Khalil Rahman Omaid knew he was in mortal danger as the Taliban moved to take over Kabul.
The bureaucratic box-tick that could kill a woman's family
Nine years ago a box was ticked on a form with far-reaching consequences.
The bloody uprising against the Taliban led by one of their own
New York Times: Hundreds of Shiite Muslims joined an uprising led by a former commander.
Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing now 21
Several children were reported to be among the wounded.
Afghanistan marks one year since Taliban seizure
The Taliban took control of Kabul last year after the departure of the US military.
Taliban rewind the clock: 'A woman is a helpless and powerless creature'
New York Times: Years of reforms have been reversed by mounting restrictions.
Chris Nyamandi: Afghan children need an economic solution
OPINION: Save the Children director says we are providing food but not a future.
Fall of Kabul one year on: The last flight out
Today marks the first anniversary of Afghanistan falling back into the Taliban's hands.
Mum's impossible choice: Sell daughter to survive or die of hunger
World Vision reports from Afghanistan on the cruel dilemma facing starving famiies.
What happened to the families who fled the Taliban?
Times: Afghan children are still trying to find sanctuary a year after the fall of Kabul.
How the world's most precise missile killed al-Qaeda leader
The death of Ayman al-Zawahiri had been planned for months by US intelligence.
How the CIA tracked the leader of Al-Qaeda
New York Times: The US search for Ayman al-Zawahri spanned decades.
US strike shows Afghanistan still terror base
The US stands by the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan after 20 years of war.
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri led a life of secrecy and violence
New York Times: Ayman al-Zawahri was a key plotter of September 11 attacks.
Sri Lanka collapse: Who's next?
Several more nations are in similar straits and on the brink of breakdown.
Russia working on Taliban ties, Putin says in Tajikistan
Putin wants all ethnic groups to run Afghanistan, he says in first trip abroad since war.
'We have nothing:' Afghan quake survivors despair over recovery
New York Times: Devastating blow for area that has seen unrelenting hardship for decades.