New ZealandBamiyan will be ready for 2014 handover - McCullyMurray McCully says Afghanistan's Bamiyan Province, where NZ troops have been since 2003, will be ready to stand on its own before Hamid Karzai's 2014 deadline. 20 Jul 10:00 PM
WorldKabul meeting to lay ground for 2014 deadlineThe strategy sits for now on a table in a locked-down Afghan capital: Hand over security in all 34 provinces to the government by the end of 2014.19 Jul 11:00 PM
World'Afghan troops need better vetting and better conditions'Brigadier Richard Felton points to the maps on the wall of his office in Lashkar Gah, dotted with markers for impending military operations over the long, hot, Afghan fighting season.18 Jul 04:00 PM
WorldGurkhas killed by 'enemy within'The three Gurkhas who died stood no chance. Two - believed to be British nationals - died in the operations room when it came under attack by a rocket-propelled grenade. 14 Jul 04:00 PM
WorldPetraeus: 'We are in this to win'General David Petraeus has formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan.04 Jul 04:00 PM
World Republican chief: Afghan 'war of Obama's choosing'Republican chief Michael Steele has drawn fire from his own party for calling the commitment of US troops to Afghanistan a 'war of Obama's choosing'. 02 Jul 11:08 PM
WorldPakistanis blame US after shrine attack kills 42Some Pakistanis are saying that the solution to the country's terror threat is a US exit from Afghanistan.02 Jul 07:38 PM
New ZealandNZers in Afghanistan bomb scareNew Zealand defence personnel and a Television New Zealand film crew in Afghanistan were involved in a bomb scare while on bomb disposal patrol.29 Jun 01:21 AM
WorldObama's master of war has a way with wordsDavid Petraeus has become Obama's third commander of the war since April last year.28 Jun 04:00 PM
OpinionGwynne Dyer<i>Gwynne Dyer:</i> When the military's out of step with its mastersGeneral Stanley McChrystal deserved to be fired as the United States commander in Afghanistan, writes Gwynne Dwyer.27 Jun 04:00 PM
WorldUS general ordered back from AfghanistanThe Nato commander in Afghanistan has been summoned to Washington over a series of disrespectful remarks he and his staff made to Rolling Stone magazine.22 Jun 07:00 PM
WorldAustralian soldiers die in Afghanistan crashThree Australian commandos have been killed and seven injured in a helicopter crash during an early-morning operation against Taleban insurgents.21 Jun 04:00 PM
WorldAussie soldiers killed in helicopter crash in AfghanistanFour soldiers, three of them Australian, have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.21 Jun 07:50 AM
