This is life in rural Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover
New York Times: Rural Afghanistan sees drop in violence after 20 years of fighting.
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Open letter to NZ Government: Stop dragging your feet on Afghanistan
"We now call on you to do more".
Once inmates, Taliban now in charge in a Kabul prison
The prison was notorious for its abuse, torture, and severe overcrowding.
Government considering 'phase two' Afghanistan evacuation plans
Cabinet to go over proposals next week, Herald understands.
Fall of Afghanistan: Taliban spokesman boasts of eluding US raids
Zabiullah Mujahid said he had an 'uncanny' ability to evade US soldiers.
A million Afghan children could die in 'most perilous hour,' UN warns
New York Times: Afghans risk running out of food just as winter sets in.
Opinion: Where to now for America?
OPINION: Stephen Hoadley asks what has been learned and where do we go from here.
Afghan mum murdered by Taliban with baby still in her arms
A woman who protested against the Taliban's brutal regime was killed just two days later.
Death and suffering in Iraq a painful legacy of 9/11 attacks
By the time the US withdrew in 2011, tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians were dead.
Taliban parade women in hooded robes that appear to block eyesight
"They told us that if you do not attend, you will be expelled from university."
Taliban say women can study in gender-segregated universities
During the first Taliban administration, women weren't allowed to attend university.
How 9/11 turned America into a half-crazed, fading power
New York Times: We thought we knew what had been lost on 9/11. We had no idea.
As world marks 9/11, Taliban flag raised over seat of power
Taliban flag-raising marks the official start of the work of the new government.
Unity a theme as three presidents commemorate 9/11 in New York
US presidents stood side by side sharing a moment of silence to mark the 9/11 anniversary.
World marks 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Victims' relatives and four US presidents paid their respects at Ground Zero.
A US Marine, a curious Afghan boy, an unfathomable moment
A former US Marine, now journalist recalls one of the harrowing memories of war.
Investigation: No ISIS militants in US drone strike that killed civilians
New York Times: The US claimed the strike targeted jihadi fighters.
As flights resume, plight of Afghan allies tests Biden's vow
At-risk Afghans are still stranded in their homeland with the Taliban now in charge.
From 9/11's ashes, a new world took shape. It did not last
9/11 meant a chance to reshape the post-Cold War world. The US squandered it.
President Biden labelled 'dictator' over vaccination demands
Joe Biden has seen his popularity plummet as Covid-19 Delta fills intensive care units.
US holds crunch talks after Kabul falls - but NZ snubbed?
National's foreign affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee asks why NZ was not invited.
My terrifying face-to-face encounter with a Taliban assassin
Journalist tells of meeting with a veteran fighter on the locked-down streets of Kandahar.
Aid workers staying in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan tread a tricky path
New York Times: Aid groups are being tested as never before.
Comment | After 9/11, we don't need less US intervention abroad, we need better US intervention
Twenty years on from 9/11, what have we in the West learned?
Shock images show Taliban's brutality
Graphic images of Taliban attacks on journalists in Afghanistan have been shared.
Taliban forms all-male government for Afghanistan
Interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani is on the FBI's most-wanted list with a $5m bounty.
Editorial: Scars from 9/11 have only grown
Editorial: Bush's 'war on terror' was an open-end escalation framed in religious rhetoric.
Marianne Elliott: When we work together, some problems stop being so big
Service has always been a significant part of Marianne Elliott's life.
Taliban accused of executing pregnant former cop in front of family
Banu Negar was murdered after militants stormed her home.
Threats and fear cause Afghan women's protections to vanish overnight
New York Times: As the Taliban advanced, safe houses for women closed.
Escape from Kabul; Most NZDF crew back in NZ after 'chaotic' evacuation
The majority of Defence Force staff have now returned to New Zealand.
Flights resume from Kabul but Taliban ground evacuees
At least four planes chartered by evacuees have remained grounded for days.
White House keeping Kamala Harris from Afghanistan crisis 'to stop contamination'
New figures show Joe Biden's popularity plummeting over handling of Afghan withdrawal.
Afghanistan 'likely to erupt in civil war'
General fears terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda or Isis could surge in power struggle.