Senior and junior Kiwi soldiers explain their attraction to serving in Iraq.

Chief of Defence's response to Hager/Stephenson's book is professional, says Rodney Hide.

COMMENT: There are more reasons than not to hold inquiry into SAS raid, says Audrey Young.

COMMENT: Questions raised about the deaths of Afghan civilians warrant an inquiry.

Confused? Here's a guide to fracas that has followed the release of the Hit & Run book.

Ameen Mokdad risked his life when he played music but he says alternative was unthinkable.

NZ seems to be "beckoning China as an enemy", Australian journalist John Pilger says.

NZ Defence Force's interpreters talk about their former roles and life in NZ.

Mother of soldier says she wishes NZ troops were brought home before her son died in 2012.

The Iraqis' progress has been remarkable, Brigadier Hugh McAslan tells.

Iraq general in charge of the war against Isis calls them 'a disease'.

EDITORIAL: The story of War on Terror is riddled with controversy and failure.

One of the most damning claims in Nicky Hager's new book has been confirmed.

COMMENT: Whether Nicky Hager's new book scores the required hits is yet to be determined.

Credible sources are emerging to confirm civilians were killed during raid in Afghanistan.

Wayne Mapp and former governor of Bamyan province both confirm civilian deaths.

Labour, Greens and NZ First want an inquiry into claims made in a new book.

Claim from NZDF there were no civilian casualties at odds with Minister's comment in 2014.

If you thought the defeat of Isis in Iraq would be a major win, think again. What lies ahead is a total mess.

Aid deliveries have all but stopped for hundreds of thousands of Syrians.

Twelve people from Mosul, including a 2-month-old baby, have been treated for suspected exposure to a blistering chemical agent.

The true horror of Islamic State's mass killings may never fully be known.

US President Donald Trump has pledged to increase US defense spending.

The remains of an unknown NZ soldier have been found a century after he died.

For complicated reasons to do with war and politics, the only way in and out of the enclave controlled by Syria's Kurds is on a rusty

Opposing sides in the Syrian war came face-to-face in United Nations peace talks for the first time in three years yesterday.

COMMENT: Yesterday our nation paused just before one o'clock to remember.

How many languages can you speak? Hamilton resident Christian Damba knows eight languages and is now adding Te Reo as his ninth. - Made with funding from NZ on Air

Joyce Luma, head of the United Nation's World Food Programme in South Sudan, called the famine "man-made".

The wife of the pilot and war hero killed when his helicopter crashed as he fought the Port Hills fires is "amazed" by the support for her family.