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Taliban rockets hit near Kabul presidency
The Taliban has fired a pair of rockets toward the presidential palace in Kabul.
Afghan forces free 149 hostages taken by Taliban
Afghan forces launched a lightning operation in northern Kunduz province today.
Eastern Afghanistan caught between Taliban and Isis
Islamic State is the greatest threat for residents of eastern Afghanistan.
Osama Bin Laden's mum breaks silence
Family of Osama bin Laden fear his son is intent on "avenging his father's death".
Editorial: Afghanistan peace talks a fragile thing
It has been a long time since Afghanistan has known anything resembling peace.
Tajikistan: Cyclist deaths in hit-and-run spark terror fears
The death of four foreign cyclists in Tajikistan is being looked at as a terrorist act.
Passport power: Where New Zealand ranks
Passports that carry most visa-free access have been identified.
NZDF buys Minister's book but says it's 'terrible'
Colonel says minister should be more careful about the publications he publicly backs.
Afghan interpreters 'no longer hiding'
Afghans who risked themselves and their families to help New Zealand troops become Kiwis.
'Fight to the death': SAS soldier reveals he killed Taliban fighters with hammer
Sergeant killed 3 Taliban fighters with a hammer when his pistol failed during cave raid.
Lads bike the world to raise money for cancer charity
The group chucked in their 9-5 jobs for an around-the-world adventure.
Harry, Meghan guarded by cops with sub-machine guns
A few words Prince Harry uttered back in 2013 could have terrifying consequences.
'Very disappointed' - Defence minister Ron Mark on NZDF
Defence minister Ron Mark "very disappointed" over NZDF's changing story on NZSAS raid.
NZDF blunders AGAIN on details around NZSAS mission
NZDF wrongly told the Beehive it sent the NZSAS into battle with a collateral damage ban.
Twenty-five killed in suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan
A coordinated double suicide bombing hit central Kabul.
Big Read: 'No way' civilians were killed, NZDF promised Key
NZDF mistakenly gave Sir John Key a cast-iron assurance over civilian deaths.
Suicide bomber strikes in Kabul, 31 dead
A suicide bomber in Kabul killed at least 31 people and 54 wounded.
Editorial: Please be careful what you 'accept', Jacinda
Ardern learning the language - and lessons - of international diplomacy
Polio outbreak: How NZ coped with killer disease
In New Zealand's worst year for polio fatalities, 173 people died.
Big Read: Inside the Hit & Run inquiry and what it will find
The Hit & Run inquiry will be uncomfortable for all, David Fisher reports.
Tim Dower: Better a dead Afghan civilian than a dead NZ soldier
It sounds brutal, but I'd rather it was one of them - even a civilian - than one of ours.
Inquiry into NZ SAS role in Afghan deaths
Author Nicky Hager says inquiry "very good news".
Tim Keating to step down as NZDF chief
Defence Force chief says his decision to leave is not linked to Operation Burnham
NZDF confirms 'Hit & Run' photos were right
Photos in the book were of the location where Operation Burnham took place, NZDF confirms.
New biography reveals Harry's bravery
And how the royal once came just inches away from a deadly landmine.
NZDF releases more info on SAS raid
Nicky Hager says the release proves the raid was in the location as events in Hit & Run.
'They are all doing us proud' says Ron Mark
Ron Mark took another minister and National MP with him to Iraq and Afghanistan.
US military revising rules over fitness trackers
Company which released sensitive data originally said users should check privacy settings.
NZ Afghanistan bomb blast victim mourned
Auckland's Muslim community is mourning one of their own, killed in a Taliban attack.
At least 17 people killed in Afghan blast
A bomb hidden in an ambulance has killed at least 17 people in the Afghan capital Kabul.
Taliban attack on Afghan hotel kills six
A Taliban assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan killed at least six people.
Kabul hotel attack: Gunmen open fire
At least four gunmen are reported to have stormed Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel.
Gill named to play Afghanistan U19 today
Whanganui's Canadian cricket import Akash Gill is recognised for his perfoamnces