Taliban allowing 'safe passage' out of Afghanistan - US officials
It appears Afghanistan's new rulers plan not to disrupt the evacuation.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromWar
Billions spent on Afghan army ultimately benefited Taliban
They grabbed not only political power but also US-supplied firepower.
'It's been coming': Former Kiwi soldier unsurprised by Taliban takeover
But he's proud of New Zealand's contribution to the war in Afghanistan.
Desperate Afghan citizens try to flee Kabul
Footage captured in Kabul shows crowds of citizens trying to escape the city as the Taliban retakes power. Video / AP
Trump demands Biden 'resign in disgrace' over Afghanistan
Trump has issued a statement calling for Joe Biden to "resign in disgrace".
How Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in two short weeks
Taliban fighters captured their first provincial capital on August 6.
With Afghanistan collapsing, Biden sends even more troops to evacuate
The Taliban have captured city after city in the last week as the US has withdrawn.
MFAT considers how to help Kiwis in Afghanistan
The Taliban now control all key Afghanistan cities except the capital.
The Afghan military was built over 20 years. How did it collapse so quickly?
New York Times: The Taliban have carried out an almost uninterrupted sweep of the country.
'This was the final goodbye': Afghans flee as Taliban encircles Kabul
There's increasingly only one way out for those fleeing the war.
A Kiwi POW was photographed on a German commander's tank. Who is he?
Image of forlorn Kiwi WWII soldier captures attention of amateur historian.
Govt urgently reviewing cases of Afghan interpreters
Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says they're looking at the "emerging issue".
Taliban closing in on Kabul after US troops' withdrawal
Taliban have taken more than a quarter of the provincial cities in less than a week.
'Total annihilation': Ethiopia looks to build army for war on Tigray
'The battle is not with Tigray but with the terrorist forces.'
'Leave ASAP': US, UK urge citizens to leave Afghanistan amid Taliban surge
The fall of Sheberghan came just hours after the Islamist group seized Zaranj.
Lawmakers debate repealing Saddam-era war measures on Iraq
The debate is part of a growing tug-of-war between the Biden administration and lawmakers.
Child soldiers grow five-fold in a year in West African country
More soldiers have been spotted in a recent attack by jihadis in the West African nation.
Afghans who worked with NZ fear deadly reprisals as Taliban closes in
A group of 38 Afghan civilians who helped the New Zealand war effort plead for help.
Losing citizenship: What you need to know
Explainer: How can you lose citizenship and what are the consequences?
Taliban have 'strategic momentum' in Afghan war - US general
The country faces a critical period in coming weeks as US forces withdraw.
Ben & Jerry's to stop selling ice cream in Occupied Palestinian Territories
The company said sales in the occupied areas were 'inconsistent with our values'.
How the Afghan war showed the limits of US military power
ANALYSIS: The Americans lacked understanding of local politics, history and culture.
No food or homes: Innocent kids flee Taliban surge
Dad's heartbreak: 'She asks me for something to eat. What can I tell her? We have nothing'
Donald Rumsfeld's fog of memos
New York Times: The former defence secretary was a man lost in his own endless archive.
'Jaw-dropping' find deep in Chinese desert
The Pentagon warned of a 'breathtaking expansion' of Beijing's nuclear force in April.
'I will never forgive him': Iraqis remember Donald Rumsfeld
'This is the person who ruined our country.'
Local Focus: War drovers gone but not forgotten
War memorial drovers' huts up for heritage status. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Haunted by the stench of death: Revolution unravels into horror
Sudan's successful changes are crumbling under political games and an economic crisis.
Palestinians clash with Israeli settlers over threatened evictions
The evictions in Palestinian territory could ignite another round of bloodshed.
Angelina Jolie visits Burkina Faso as UN Special Envoy
The actress said the world is not doing enough to help the war-weakened country.
US war in Afghanistan a 'total disgrace and disaster' - former president
Hamid Karzai said the departing US troops are leaving behind 'misery and indignity'.
World's last Nazi hunter: NZ must open its files into suspected war criminals hiding here
"The passage of time in no way diminishes the guilt of the killers."
Israel strikes Gaza again after Hamas fires incendiary balloons
It is the second attack since a shaky ceasefire ended last month's 11-day war
WWII mysteries: Ashes of executed Japanese PM located in new docs
Until recently, the location of Tojo's remains was one of the war's biggest mysteries.