PremiumPremiumWorldWho is the Taliban commander set to rule Afghanistan?Telegraph: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is the negotiator due to fly to Kabul to take power.16 Aug 07:55 PM
New Zealand'I fear for everyone back home': Afghan refugee in NZ worries about familyRefugee Mohammed Bilal Bashir fears how people will be treated by the Taliban.16 Aug 06:28 PM
WorldDesperate to flee: Afghans fall to death after clinging to departing plane at Kabul airportChaos at the main airport in the Afghan capital has killed at least seven people.16 Aug 05:10 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAfghan interpreter's fear for family: 'It's a matter of life or death'Afghan interpreters in New Zealand open up over fear for family in Afghanistan.16 Aug 05:00 PM
World'Horror movie': Kabul aid worker's eyewitness account of Taliban takeoverYoung mother fears worst after Taliban takeover.16 Aug 09:30 AM
New ZealandAfghanistan deployment by Wednesday at the earliest - ministerThe 40 NZDF personnel to be deployed include engineers, medical people and 'security'.16 Aug 08:13 AM
WorldTrump demands Biden 'resign in disgrace' over AfghanistanTrump has issued a statement calling for Joe Biden to "resign in disgrace".16 Aug 07:44 AM
WorldHow Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in two short weeksTaliban fighters captured their first provincial capital on August 6.16 Aug 06:42 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldIn an overrun Kabul, many have no place to runNew York Times: The capital fell faster than imagined, leaving most with no way out.16 Aug 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDavid Fisher: What New Zealand got out of Afghanistan warDavid Fisher on Afghanistan - what it took from New Zealand and what it have given.16 Aug 04:45 AM
World'Medieval': Shocking Taliban takeover photos emergeDisturbing photos emerged of men tarred and with nooses around their necks.16 Aug 02:50 AM
WorldAfghanistan collapse confirms decision to withdraw troops - US staffThe Taliban seized control of Afghanistan with little to no resistance.16 Aug 02:25 AM
WorldKabul falls: Taliban seize palace; Afghan President, Westerners fleeTaliban officials to declare the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from the capital, Kabul.15 Aug 11:40 PM
World'Game over': Westerners rush to leave Kabul, rescue AfghansResidents flee after stunningly swift Taliban takeover of Afghanistan's capital.15 Aug 10:32 PM
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
