WorldOsama bin Laden's best friend: 'How is it possible this boy turned into a monster?'Two decades after 9/11, Khaled Batarfi talks about the boy he knew.03 Sep 11:07 PM
New ZealandAfghan translator has grave fears for family hiding from TalibanDozens of decision-ready visa applications prompt legal action by Afghans in the Waikato03 Sep 01:10 AM
WorldQatar says it's not clear when Kabul airport will reopenThe country is in talks with other world powers to enable the airport to resume flights.02 Sep 09:36 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldAfter quick victory, Taliban find governing is harderNew York Times: Taliban officials have been left scrambling since the fall of Kabul.02 Sep 08:56 PM
World'It looked apocalyptic': US air crew describes Afghan departureThe Air Force's 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron recall the final evacuation.02 Sep 08:42 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatt Robson: The lesson of AfghanistanOPINION: Matt Robson writes in response to Josie Pagani's call for action on Afghanistan.02 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldUS considers unlikely alliance with Taliban against ISISThe relationship amid the Kabul evacuation was 'businesslike', one US general says.02 Sep 03:30 AM
WorldEffort under way to rescue girls' football team from AfghanistanAn initial attempt to evacuate the team was thwarted by an airport suicide bombing.02 Sep 02:52 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldPivoting from insurgence to governance: Taliban to name supreme Afghan leaderNew York Times: The Islamist movement is preparing to name a new, theocratic government.02 Sep 12:07 AM
New ZealandKabul mercy mission: Two NZDF personnel test positive for Covid-19Pair in isolation at UAE military base.01 Sep 11:39 PM
New ZealandKabul falls: Could private contractors extract NZ's interpreters left behind?Extraction teams could get people across land borders.01 Sep 10:20 PM
WorldChilling sound of 'house-to-house executions' in Kabul, sex slaves, forced marriagesThe US handed the Taliban a list of Afghans to set free. Instead, it became a kill list.01 Sep 07:50 PM
World'Don't forget me, I'm very scared': Biden betrays the man who saved himBiden was saved by a brave Afghan interpreter. He was left behind and is now in hiding.01 Sep 06:09 PM
WorldNo women ministers in new Taliban governmentSquads are reportedly searching for female members of now dissolved Afghan parliament.01 Sep 05:55 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldBiden plays the long game as he justifies the end of the 'forever war'New York Times: Biden is banking on being remembered for leaving Afghanistan, not how.01 Sep 06:00 AM
WorldBiden defends departure from 'forever war', praises airliftA defensive Joe Biden called the US military airlift an 'extraordinary success'.01 Sep 03:13 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldThe Taliban celebrate victory, with a crisis loomingNew York Times: Triumphant scenes clouded by prospect of famine and financial collapse.31 Aug 10:47 PM
World'It killed all of them': The children hit by a US drone strike in KabulA US drone strike in Kabul has wiped out a family including young children.31 Aug 10:41 PM
WorldBiden addresses tough questions after fall of AfghanistanUS President under intense scrutiny after chaos at Kabul airport.31 Aug 05:52 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJosie Pagani: This time it's personal - why we owe Afghans a debt of kindnessOPINION: The US withdrawal is a chance for NZ to step up.31 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldA new breed of crisis: War and warming collide in AfghanistanNew York Times: Unrest and climate change punish some of the most vulnerable people.31 Aug 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldIn Afghanistan an unceremonious end, and a shrouded beginningNew York Times: The last US flight left behind a host of unfulfilled promises.31 Aug 03:57 AM
New ZealandFall of Kabul: Five Eyes military intelligence never saw it comingSudden collapse of Afghanistan military caught everyone out, says NZDF chief.31 Aug 03:38 AM
WorldTaliban celebrate victory as US troops leave AfghanistanThe militants drove out the world's most powerful military after a 20-year insurgency.31 Aug 03:16 AM
New ZealandAfghanistan falls: Last-ditch NZ legal action by trapped Afghans failsJudge accepts "lives are at risk" but nothing could be done by courts.30 Aug 10:09 PM
WorldLast troops exit Afghanistan, ending America's longest warThe 20-year war has claimed more than 2400 American lives.30 Aug 09:13 PM
WorldRockets fired at Kabul airport in last hours of US withdrawalIslamic State fighters fire a barrage at evacuation effort.30 Aug 05:49 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandEscape from Kabul: NZSAS in dramatic rescue outside airport perimeterElite soldiers pull off remarkable rescue outside the wire.30 Aug 05:00 PM
World'Visibly petrified': Taliban's chilling appearance on live TV'This is what a political debate now looks like on Afghan TV,' BBC journalist says.30 Aug 07:56 AM
PremiumPremiumWorld'What will happen to me?' An uncertain future awaits Afghans who fledNew York Times: They clambered onto evacuations planes. Now they fear what comes next.30 Aug 06:00 AM
WorldRocket attack' near Kabul airport, child killedKabul has been hit with a "large" rocket blast with a child reportedly killed.30 Aug 03:37 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldAs the Taliban tightens its grip, fears of retribution growNew York Times: Increasing reports of detentions, disappearances and even executions.29 Aug 08:04 PM
WorldChildren killed in US drone strike in KabulThe strike targeted Isis bombers bound for Kabul airport, US military says.29 Aug 06:36 PM
WorldEx-UK Marine rescues just cats and dogs from KabulFarthing chartered a plane to rescue the animals, placing them above the lives of locals.29 Aug 05:00 PM
