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.
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World marks 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Victims' relatives and four US presidents paid their respects at Ground Zero.
20 years after 9/11, the War on Terror grinds on with no end in sight
New York Times: The war waxes and wanes, largely in the shadows and out of the headlines.
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.
'It looks like WWIII is on': Kiwis remember 9/11 terror attacks 20 years on
It unfolded over 102 minutes and stunned the world. Twenty years on, Kiwis remember 9/11.
Guantanamo prison lingers, an unresolved legacy of 9/11
There are still 39 men detained, and they have never been charged with a crime.
US holds crunch talks after Kabul falls - but NZ snubbed?
National's foreign affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee asks why NZ was not invited.
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?
Escape from Kabul; Most NZDF crew back in NZ after 'chaotic' evacuation
The majority of Defence Force staff have now returned to New Zealand.
Osama 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.
US considers unlikely alliance with Taliban against ISIS
The relationship amid the Kabul evacuation was 'businesslike', one US general says.
Kabul falls: Could private contractors extract NZ's interpreters left behind?
Extraction teams could get people across land borders.
Fall of Kabul: Five Eyes military intelligence never saw it coming
Sudden collapse of Afghanistan military caught everyone out, says NZDF chief.
Taliban celebrate victory as US troops leave Afghanistan
The militants drove out the world's most powerful military after a 20-year insurgency.
Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America's longest war
The 20-year war has claimed more than 2400 American lives.
Escape from Kabul: Inside the NZDF mission
Inside the daring rescue operation that saw elite New Zealand special forces soldiers evacuate a group of New Zealand visa holders from Afghanistan. Video / NZDF
Escape from Kabul: NZSAS in dramatic rescue outside airport perimeter
Elite soldiers pull off remarkable rescue outside the wire.
Revealed: Inside the extraordinary NZ mercy mission to Kabul
Herald senior journalist Kurt Bayer reports on a 'digital Dunkirk'.
US drone strike hits Isis target after Kabul attack
President Joe Biden vowed yesterday to hunt down perpetrators of the attack.
'We will hunt you down': Biden vows revenge in Kabul attack
Joe Biden has pledged to make the terrorists who killed a dozen US troops pay.
Afghan interpreters resettled in NZ fear Taliban revenge on family left behind
Resettled interpreters have been pleading their cases for family for up to four years.
Anti-Taliban resistance fighters gather in northeastern Afghanistan
Video shows a group of anti-Taliban resistance fighters gathering at the tomb of famed guerilla commander Ahmad Shah Massoud. Video / AP
Afghanistan falls: Former NZ prime ministers on 'heart-breaking' Taliban takeover
Sir John Key and Helen Clark sceptical of Taliban claims.
Afghan mercy dash: First NZDF flight lands at Kabul, picks up desperate evacuees
RNZAF C-130 spends just 30 minutes on tarmac - just hours after deadly gunfight.
Kabul chaos: Shooting, stampedes, gas attacks; family of 16 evacuated to NZ
Father who fled Taliban reduced to tears by news of family's dramatic rescue.
Thousands crowd Kabul's airport in hopes of escape
Thousands of people raced to Kabul's airport Friday, struggling to get past crushing crowds, desperate for a flight out of Afghanistan and an escape from Taliban rule. Video / AP
Exclusive: Taliban leader vows safe exit of NZ nationals from Kabul
Hard-line Islamist group wants strong relationship with NZ government as nation rebuilds.
Horrifying execution: Taliban kill police chief to show power
Taliban had said "they pardoned all former govt officials" and no need for anyone to flee.
Frontline: Kiwi journalist witnesses historic fall of Kabul
"There are very few journalists left," says NZ-born Al Jazeera correspondent.
Greece worried Afghan unrest will revive migrant crisis
Turkey is home to 3.6 million Syrians, but Greece has its everlasting financial woes.
Taliban face dissent over new rule as economic crisis beckons
The Taliban will need international recognition if they are to save the crumbling economy.
Kiwi soldiers shock: Taliban topples statue outside old NZ base
Bamiyan falls to Taliban: "It's gut-wrenching to see".