New ZealandKiwi escapes fierce attack in AfghanistanAid worker Nicola Rounce - a project manager who has lived in some of the world's most dangerous places - has escaped a murderous attack in Afghanistan.22 Mar 03:15 PM
New ZealandKiwi safe after attackA New Zealand woman is safe and unharmed after an attack by gunmen on a Kabul hotel, despite initial reports she had been killed.21 Mar 06:23 AM
New ZealandAfghan's bid for asylum rejectedAn Afghan who claimed he had been kidnapped and tortured by members of the Taliban after working as an interpreter for Kiwi troops has been denied asylum in New Zealand.07 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZDF interpreter abducted by TalibanAn Afghan interpreter vying for New Zealand citizenship has narrowly escaped execution by the Taliban.25 Feb 10:48 PM
New ZealandRescue of Kiwis earns high praiseA Kiwi soldier wounded by friendly fire in Afghanistan has paid tribute to a US Air Force search and rescue crew after they received one of the US military's highest honours.15 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldAtheist secures UK asylum on religious groundsAn Afghan man is understood to have become the first atheist ever to secure asylum in Britain on religious grounds.14 Jan 03:04 AM
WorldGirl pleads: 'Put me in a good place'A young girl found wearing a suicide vest in Afghanistan has spoken about how her family "treated her like a slave" and tried to make her blow up a police checkpoint.13 Jan 08:15 PM
WorldGirl, 10, captured with suicide vestA 10-year-old Afghan girl has been apprehended while trying to carry out a suicide bombing attack against local police.06 Jan 10:08 PM
WorldBomber kills 6 in Afghanistan ahead US deal talksA suicide car bomber tore through the Afghan capital, just hours after President Hamid Karzai announced US and Afghan negotiators had agreed on a draft deal allowing US troops to remain in the country beyond a 2014 deadline.16 Nov 10:37 PM
New ZealandSAS link to war payoutThe Defence Force paid US$1,000 to the families of two elite Afghan soldiers who were killed while the SAS was mentoring them.16 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandSlain soldier honoured for braveryThe mother of an SAS soldier honoured for his bravery in Afghanistan says nothing will compensate for his death but he "wouldn't have had it any other way".05 Nov 02:34 AM
New ZealandLaptop may have sparked shootingAn argument over a laptop is emerging as the incident which sparked the shooting of a New Zealand soldier in Afghanistan.27 Oct 11:34 PM
New ZealandKiwi soldier woundedThe exchange of gunfire that injured a New Zealand soldier in Afghanistan involved three rounds being fired towards the Kiwi from a lone Afghan soldier.27 Oct 02:22 AM
New ZealandClose call for Chris Carter in KabulFormer Labour MP Chris Carter says he was lucky to escape possible death after a suicide car bomb exploded metres away from his Afghanistan home.20 Oct 07:28 PM
New ZealandOne woman's Afghan missionSafe and sedate, Dunedin is a stark contrast to Afghanistan, where driving to work is risk and walking alone even more dangerous.25 Sep 09:09 PM
WorldPakistan militants prepare for war in AfghanistanMilitants in Pakistan's most populous province are said to be training for what they expect will be an ethnic-based civil war in neighbouring Afghanistan after foreign forces withdraw in 16 months, according to analysts and a senior militant.07 Sep 10:57 PM
New ZealandAfghan interpreter struggles to find job in NZAn Afghan man who spent years risking his life translating for New Zealand troops in Afghanistan is reportedly finding it hard to get a job in his new home.28 Aug 11:53 PM
New ZealandWillie Apiata: My hero is my motherWillie Apiata has paid tribute to his mother, calling her a hero who kept the family together through difficult times.22 Aug 05:05 AM
OpinionHerald on Sunday editorial: Soldiers deserve an inquiryWar in all its terror is becoming ever more visible. Helmet cameras and the like enable commanders to watch the fighting from the other side of the world and inevitably, the footage finds its way into the public eye.13 Jul 05:30 PM
TravelAfghanistan: Bullish despite years of hardshipWar and uncertainty have left their mark on Kabul, but there is hope, writes Peter Feeney.10 Jul 03:00 AM
New ZealandSoldier's mother welcomes footageThe mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan says footage released by the Defence Force of a firefight shows how well our soldiers are trained.13 Jun 08:54 PM
New ZealandFilm gives glimpse of deadly chaosThe Defence Force has issued footage from a chaotic 12-minute battle described as New Zealand's "biggest firefight since Vietnam" after a court of inquiry released its findings on two deadly incidents in Afghanistan that killed five Kiwis.13 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandNZDF release footage of fatal attackDetails of a Defence Force inquiry into fatal attacks in Afghanistan have been released this afternoon, along with footage of one of the incidents.13 Jun 04:11 AM
New ZealandNZDF to present findings of inquiry into fatal incidents todayThe Defence Force will today present the findings of a Court of Inquiry into two incidents which resulted in the deaths of five New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan last year.12 Jun 09:57 PM
New ZealandSoldiers face probeA criminal inquiry has started into a firefight in which two New Zealand soldiers were killed in Afghanistan last year.01 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldSetting rules for a new gameWhen the US charged into Afghanistan in 2001 in hot pursuit of Al Qaeda, analysts sought deeper explanations for the Bush Administration's foray into the nation that humbled British and Russian arms.31 May 05:30 PM
WorldShock and goreSitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant shawl. Hidden from view, her words burst forth as she told what happened to her family in pre-dawn darkness on March 11 last year.17 May 05:30 PM
WorldBodies of US crew found at crash siteKyrgyzstan's emergencies minister says the bodies of two American crew members have been found after a US military refuelling plane crashed in rugged mountains04 May 08:23 AM
