WorldAid to north at risk after medics' murderAid workers have been reviewing their operations in perilous Afghanistan.09 Aug 05:30 PM
WorldMurdered eye doctor served 30 yearsMilitants in northern Afghanistan have brutally murdered more civilians.08 Aug 05:30 PM
WorldDisfigured Afghan teen to receive new noseThe disfigured Afghan teenager whose photo was featured on a <i>Time</i> magazine cover has arrived in California for an operation07 Aug 06:50 PM
WorldSenseless, brutal death of doctors committed to AfghanistanDr Woo and her colleagues had been asked by elders in Nuristan for medical aid. It was, she maintained, a duty for them to go07 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandSurviving a bitter path to peaceA Kiwi soldier has published a book about his experience serving in Afghanistan.07 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandBody of soldier and injured comrades flying to NZThe body of a Lt Tim O'Donnell and two of his injured comrades will fly back to NZ later today, the Defence Force says.05 Aug 08:48 PM
New ZealandSoldier's body may be home in daysThe body of slain NZ soldier Lieutenant Timothy O'Donnell and his two wounded colleagues may be home as early as Saturday evening.05 Aug 06:53 AM
New ZealandSoldiers to be evacuated to NZThe body of Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell and his two injured colleagues have been moved to Bagram airbase and will be evacuated to NZ.04 Aug 10:09 PM
New ZealandHostile terrain in a troubled regionThe attack in which Lieutenant Timothy O'Donnell died yesterday was in a particularly troubled part of Afghanistan, where the mountainous terrain lends itself to ambushes by Taleban insurgents and criminals.04 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandSoldier's father: I told him to be brave... not dead braveTim O'Donnell grew up dreaming of being a soldier. He first revealed his military aspirations aged 4, in his grandmother's arms. She encouraged him by giving him an Army helmet.04 Aug 04:00 PM
New ZealandInjured soldiers namedThe identities of two soldiers injured in an Afghanistan insurgent attack overnight have been revealed.04 Aug 06:25 AM
New ZealandSoldier's death revives Goff's lossLabour leader Phil Goff knows the pain of the grieving O'Donnell family - his nephew was killed in Afghanistan three years ago.04 Aug 02:52 AM
New ZealandNZ soldier killed in Afghanistan namedThe New Zealand soldier killed in Afghanistan overnight was a decorated officer who had been in the army for five years.04 Aug 12:34 AM
New ZealandKey: Afghan attack not reason to withdrawNew Zealand's first combat death in Afghanistan is not a reason to withdraw our troops from the country, Prime Minister John Key says.04 Aug 12:29 AM
New ZealandTight-knit base will be shattered by deathMaggie Tait, who visited Bamiyan in May, reflects on life on the New Zealand base there in the wake of its first combat death.03 Aug 11:27 PM
New ZealandNZ soldier killed, two hurt in AfghanistanA New Zealand soldier has been killed and two others injured in an attack on a routine patrol in Afghanistan, the Defence Force announced today. A local interpreter with the patrol was also injured during the attack.03 Aug 09:58 PM
WorldWikileaks editor detained by US customsA senior volunteer for Wikileaks in the US was detained as the FBI steps up its investigation into the leak of thousands of Afghanistan war secrets.01 Aug 08:51 PM
New ZealandMapp confirms missile scareWayne Mapp has confirmed the WikiLeaks report of a missile threat faced by an RNZAF Hercules in Afghanistan last year.26 Jul 04:00 PM