PremiumPremiumWorldA week into Taliban rule, one city's glimpse of what the future may holdNew York Times: Residents say the new insurgent leaders soon began instilling fear.15 Aug 09:14 PM
EntertainmentWatch: Wild moment BBC journo gets phone call from Taliban live on airAs Kabul fell, a reporter got a shock call from the Taliban leaving her stunned.15 Aug 09:05 PM
New ZealandPM: Window for getting Kiwis out of Afghanistan is closingThere are about 47 Kiwis in Afghanistan who need help getting back.15 Aug 07:41 PM
World'Immediate target': Afghan civilians who helped Kiwi soldiers fear for their livesAs Taliban surrounds Kabul, NZ Govt to urgently review interpreters' cases.15 Aug 08:37 AM
WorldTaliban enter Kabul, said to demand unconditional surrenderUS helicopters began evacuating officials as the Taliban approached the capital.15 Aug 08:07 AM
WorldWith Afghanistan collapsing, Biden sends even more troops to evacuateThe Taliban have captured city after city in the last week as the US has withdrawn.15 Aug 04:49 AM
New ZealandMFAT considers how to help Kiwis in AfghanistanThe Taliban now control all key Afghanistan cities except the capital.15 Aug 02:57 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldThe 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.15 Aug 02:45 AM
World'This was the final goodbye': Afghans flee as Taliban encircles KabulThere's increasingly only one way out for those fleeing the war.14 Aug 11:16 PM
WorldTaliban sweep across Afghanistan's south, take four more citiesThe Taliban now control more than two-thirds of Afghanistan.13 Aug 08:00 PM
WorldAfghanistan conflict: Taliban takes more cities as US plans to send in 3000 troops to evacuate personnelThe Taliban could gain full control of the country within a few months.13 Aug 07:43 AM
New ZealandGovt urgently reviewing cases of Afghan interpretersImmigration Minister Kris Faafoi says they're looking at the "emerging issue".12 Aug 03:02 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldCould the Taliban take over Afghanistan? Here's what we knowNew York Times: The Taliban seized nine cities over six days.12 Aug 02:01 AM
WorldTaliban closing in on Kabul after US troops' withdrawalTaliban have taken more than a quarter of the provincial cities in less than a week.11 Aug 11:53 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldOn Afghanistan's front line, there are no good choicesNew York Times: Families stuck between Taliban and government forces have nowhere to go.10 Aug 05:00 AM
WorldAmericans told to flee Afghanistan as cities fall to TalibanTaliban fighters tightened the noose around northern Afghanistan on Sunday.09 Aug 01:32 AM
WorldTaliban take Afghanistan's fifth largest cityAirstrikes and fighting have intensified following the US withdrawl.08 Aug 08:55 AM
World'Leave ASAP': US, UK urge citizens to leave Afghanistan amid Taliban surgeThe fall of Sheberghan came just hours after the Islamist group seized Zaranj.07 Aug 08:02 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldChristina Lamb: The day I survived a Taliban attackTimes: Christina Lamb asks troops who saved her in Afghanistan if the war was worth it.03 Aug 05:00 AM
New ZealandMeet the Muslim women giving new life to Christmas crackersThey don't find the Christmas cracker jokes funny either.02 Aug 05:38 AM
New ZealandAfghans who worked with NZ fear deadly reprisals as Taliban closes inA group of 38 Afghan civilians who helped the New Zealand war effort plead for help.31 Jul 02:57 AM
WorldChina pledges support for Taliban in hope for 'peace'The Taliban are now believed to control half of Afghanistan after Nato withdrawal.28 Jul 07:18 PM
WorldTaliban have 'strategic momentum' in Afghan war - US generalThe country faces a critical period in coming weeks as US forces withdraw.22 Jul 03:45 AM
WorldHow the Afghan war showed the limits of US military powerANALYSIS: The Americans lacked understanding of local politics, history and culture.17 Jul 10:01 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldFear and misery in an Afghan city where Taliban stalk the streetsNew York Times: The city battling a cat-and-mouse war for control.15 Jul 07:00 AM
World'Unbelievably bad': George W Bush's dark warningThe former president warned one Biden decision will have 'unspeakable' consequences.14 Jul 06:31 PM
WorldNo food or homes: Innocent kids flee Taliban surgeDad's heartbreak: 'She asks me for something to eat. What can I tell her? We have nothing'13 Jul 08:51 PM
PremiumPremiumWorld'In the end we felt betrayed': Vietnamese veterans see echoes in AfghanistanNew York Times: Stark similarities between Vietnam 46 years ago and Afghanistan today.09 Jul 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldTaliban try to polish their image as they push for victoryNew York Times: The insurgents are trying to rebrand themselves.07 Jul 07:00 AM
WorldSoggy heap of UK defence papers found at a bus stopSensitive papers included plans for a possible UK military presence in Afghanistan.27 Jun 06:18 PM
WorldUS war in Afghanistan a 'total disgrace and disaster' - former presidentHamid Karzai said the departing US troops are leaving behind 'misery and indignity'.21 Jun 04:40 AM
WorldKabul targeted 'again' as US continues to withdraw troopsChaos escalates in Afghanistan as the US and Nato continue withdrawal.12 Jun 10:07 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionChris Carter: What next for Afghanistan?Opinion: Nato withdrawal is understandably viewed with apprehension - what NZ can do.09 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldMy friends and many Afghans died here. For what?New York Times: Former Marie finds little to explain what the war had all been for.01 Jun 06:00 AM
