OpinionPaul Thomas<i>Paul Thomas</i>: Taking the high ground on drugs and warIt's all very well for <i>Time</i> magazine to wring its hands over the wretched women of Afghanistan, but what about innocent children in Massachusetts?27 Aug 05:30 PM
World<i>Aust election:</i> Death at war casts shadow over talksThe shadow of Afghanistan again fell across the formation of Australia's new Government yesterday.25 Aug 07:30 PM
WorldAussie soldier killed in Afghanistan firefightAn Australian soldier has been shot dead in a fierce firefight with Taleban insurgents.25 Aug 01:20 AM
OpinionPaul Thomas<i>Paul Thomas</i>: Drug decriminalisation makes senseThe War on Drugs makes the Afghan campaign seem like a blitzkrieg akin to 1967 when Israel cleaned up Egypt, Syria and Jordan in six days and rested on the seventh.20 Aug 05:30 PM
WorldIncrease in Taleban brutality against womenThe Taleban have stoned a young couple to death in Afghanistan for 'infidelity'.17 Aug 05:30 PM
WorldAustralian soldier dies in AfghanistanAn Australian special forces soldier has become the 18th to die in Afghanistan after being shot in northern Kandahar.14 Aug 02:56 AM
WorldAid to north at risk after medics' murderAid workers have been reviewing their operations in perilous Afghanistan.09 Aug 05:30 PM
WorldMurdered eye doctor served 30 yearsMilitants in northern Afghanistan have brutally murdered more civilians.08 Aug 05:30 PM
WorldDisfigured Afghan teen to receive new noseThe disfigured Afghan teenager whose photo was featured on a <i>Time</i> magazine cover has arrived in California for an operation07 Aug 06:50 PM
WorldSenseless, brutal death of doctors committed to AfghanistanDr Woo and her colleagues had been asked by elders in Nuristan for medical aid. It was, she maintained, a duty for them to go07 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandSurviving a bitter path to peaceA Kiwi soldier has published a book about his experience serving in Afghanistan.07 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandBody of soldier and injured comrades flying to NZThe body of a Lt Tim O'Donnell and two of his injured comrades will fly back to NZ later today, the Defence Force says.05 Aug 08:48 PM
New ZealandSoldier's body may be home in daysThe body of slain NZ soldier Lieutenant Timothy O'Donnell and his two wounded colleagues may be home as early as Saturday evening.05 Aug 06:53 AM
New ZealandSoldiers to be evacuated to NZThe body of Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell and his two injured colleagues have been moved to Bagram airbase and will be evacuated to NZ.04 Aug 10:09 PM
New ZealandHostile terrain in a troubled regionThe attack in which Lieutenant Timothy O'Donnell died yesterday was in a particularly troubled part of Afghanistan, where the mountainous terrain lends itself to ambushes by Taleban insurgents and criminals.04 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandSoldier's father: I told him to be brave... not dead braveTim O'Donnell grew up dreaming of being a soldier. He first revealed his military aspirations aged 4, in his grandmother's arms. She encouraged him by giving him an Army helmet.04 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandInjured soldiers namedThe identities of two soldiers injured in an Afghanistan insurgent attack overnight have been revealed.04 Aug 06:25 AM
New ZealandSoldier's death revives Goff's lossLabour leader Phil Goff knows the pain of the grieving O'Donnell family - his nephew was killed in Afghanistan three years ago.04 Aug 02:52 AM
New ZealandNZ soldier killed in Afghanistan namedThe New Zealand soldier killed in Afghanistan overnight was a decorated officer who had been in the army for five years.04 Aug 12:34 AM
