From maternity ward to cemetery: A morning of murder in Afghanistan
New York Times: Attacks serve as grim reminder people are in peril from cradle to grave.
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Afghan attack: Babies killed as gunmen storm maternity ward
Two babies and 11 mothers and nurses have been killed in a shocking attack on hospital.
Suicide bomber. Resistance fighter. Child grave robber. Four decades of war in Aghanistan
Times: Journalist Anthony Loyd returns to the country that has always obsessed him.
Photos from America's longest war
New York Times: Images showing the long arc of the Afghanistan war.
Scarred and weary, an Afghan force wonders: What is peace?
New York Times: A truce is prompting introspection.
US and Taliban agree to truce, way forward in Afghanistan
If all goes to plan this temporary truce will end 18 years of war.
From Whanganui club cricket to being named in ICC Under 19 World Cup team
Canadian allrounder named beside players likely to become ODI stars and IPL millionaires
His mother worked to find him love despite war, blindness and loss
New York Times: War had taken so much. His mum wouldn't let it take his chance to marry.
A growing US base made this Afghan town. Now it's dying
New York Times: What once made Bagram a boom town now leaves it more a target.
Britain bruised: How Harry and Meghan are hurting the United Kingdom
When Queen Elizabeth's reign finally ends, will the UK keep supporting the family?
Confidential documents show US officials failed to tell truth about Afghanistan war
George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump all promised the same thing.
He was a baby when his dad died in Afghanistan. Now he's 18 and war still isn't over
Washington Post: Jake and his sisters were the first US kids to lose a parent in the war.
Alexander Gillespie: NZ obliged to address remnant explosives
Comment: As a signatory to the 2003 Protocol on Explosive Remnants, the onus is on NZ.
Army chief: 'Minimal' chance NZ ordnance to blame for Afghan civilian deaths
Maj Gen John Boswell questions if there are any unexploded NZDF munitions in Afghanistan.
Captives or defectors? Taliban fighters tell conflicting tales
New York Times: Varying stories show complexity of a war in which side-switching common.
Burnham bombshell: For years NZDF denied 3yo Fatima's death. Until today
The admissions comes amid a Government probe into an NZ-led raid in Afghanistan.
David Fisher: Shambles goes to the top with Wayne Mapp testimony
Opinion: Former defence minister Wayne Mapp admits forgetting key briefing.
Second NZDF officer points to former Minister amid 'cover-up' allegations
Top military brass are facing questions about a file that contradicted the public story.
Afghan town's first female mayor awaits her assassination
New York Times: Zarifa Ghafari has said that she fully expects to be assassinated.
War in Afghanistan: Remembering a fallen US soldier, and his tender love story
More than 2300 US military have died in Afghanistan over 18 years. James Johnston was one.
To disrupt elections, Taliban turn to an old tactic - destroying cell towers
New York Times: Destruction of towers stopped officials from contacting election workers.
'Damning allegations': Decorated Aussie soldier in Afghanistan investigation
Australia's most decorated soldier is reportedly being investigated over Afghan death.
RSA: 'Yellow food, pokie machines, cheap alcohol' while modern veterans miss out
RSA under pressure as contemporary military veterans lose safety net.
David Fisher: NZ Defence Force's extraordinary incompetence on display
Opinion: Evidence shows defence officials ignored evidence that civilians may have died.
For Afghans scarred by war, 'peace can't bring my love back'
New York Times: Those caught in the hopeless grind of the conflict share their thoughts.
Dozens dead from Taliban suicide bombers
The explosions occurred after US-Taliban peace talks were pulled.
NZDF denies Afghan death cover-up; questions over hidden report
A key document proving the Defence Force wrong was left in a safe, the has inquiry heard.
David Fisher: Wanted - spy watchdog, with or without teeth?
COMMENT: The former spy watchdog was uncompromising - who will replace her?
Ex-spy bosses attack claims failed over CIA torture links
Three former intelligence agency leaders lash back after critical report on CIA torture.
Official: Our spies, the CIA torture scandal and 'kill' missions
Our role in the War on Terror links spies to CIA torture and "kill missions".
Taliban hit Afghan key city with deadly force
Latest attack comes amid supposed peace negotiations to end war in Afghanistan.
'Goodbye, Old Man': How a McCain came home from war to mourn his famous father
Jack McCain was deployed to Afghanistan while his father John battled cancer.
One minute it was an Afghan wedding. The next, a funeral for 63
New York Times: Weddings were a place of celebration without guilt. A bomb ruined that.