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'We're going to die up here': SAS hero on siege and survival in Kabul
An ex-soldier's explosive new book opens up on New Zealand SAS operations in Afghanistan.
Latest from Afghanistan
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Watch: Afghanistan go wild after reaching T20 World Cup semis, Australia knocked out
Victory over Bangladesh saw Afghanistan make history.
Winners and Losers: Cricket's world order is changing
OPINION: We need to give more respect to Afghanistan, writes Chris Rattue.
'We need to be lot better': Black Caps' hopes hang by a thread
The Black Caps’ loss to Afghanistan made some unwanted history for Kane Williamson's side.
Black Caps capitulate against Afghanistan
The Black Caps began their T20 World Cup by crashing to a historic defeat by Afghanistan.
Black Caps collapse in big loss against Afghanistan
The Black Caps open their T20 World Cup campaign against Afghanistan.
Vincent Ashworth made Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to agriculture
Ashworth worked to improve farming practices in Ethiopia and Afghanistan.
'Extensive devastation': Flash floods sweep Afghanistan, killing 300
The floods also destroyed more than 1000 houses in the northern province of Baghlan.
Sky secures Cricket World Cup rights
The Black Caps and White Ferns will chase silverware on Sky Sport for the next five years.
The Taliban has sights set on wooing tourists to Afghanistan
The number of foreign tourists visiting post-war Afghanistan has been steadily increasing.
Hamiltonian helps South Sudan fight challenges
Lieutenant Colonel Sheree Alexander is leading a United Nations Mission.
'I get bored': Ram raiding Hamilton teen tells judge
The teen, from Afghanistan, got swept up in ram-raid crime that swept through the Waikato.
Should you visit Afghanistan? Tour company inviting Kiwis back to Bamyan
Now is the time to return to Afghanistan, says tour company started by Afghan expats.
Matthew Hooton: Helen Clark’s anti-Americanism on show
OPINION: Clark judged that all Washington’s friends, including NZ, ought to help.
A father, an earthquake and the desperate search for a missing son
New York Times: Noor Ahmad is on a harrowing hunt to find his 5-year-old son.
Third 6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Afghanistan within one week
The previous earthquakes flattened whole villages and killed over 2000 people.
Women and children most affected in Afghanistan quake - UN
The quake killed more than 2000 people across Herat province.
Earthquake in Afghanistan: Another 6.3 magnitude quake near Herat
The previous quake a few days ago killed more than 2000 people.
Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed over 2,000 in Afghanistan
Saturday's magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit a densely-populated area.
More than 2000 dead after 6.3 magnitude quake in Afghanistan
Six villages have been destroyed, hundreds of civilians have been buried under debris.
Afghanistan v Bangladesh live updates: Cricket World Cup 2023
Live updates of Afghanistan v Bangladesh.
Bangladesh v Afghanistan: All you need to know
Two teams that need to start their tournaments well.
‘My phone rang. It was the Taliban’: Meet the Aussie journalist fighting for Afghan women
Times: As a baby she was smuggled out of Kabul. Now the journalist is fighting for others.
Sister, 14, had to break news of siblings' deaths in horrific tanker crash to parents
The teen had to translate news of the deaths to her parents on behalf of police.
They shot at her. They forced her from her home. She won’t stop fighting for girls
New York Times: Khalida Popal helped save Afghan female football players from the Taliban.
Far North news in brief: Kapa haka, ferry ramp upgrade and not guilty plea
News snippets from the Far North.
'No need to rebel': Taliban plan to stay in power indefinitely
The ban was the first in a flurry of restrictions that keep Afghan women from education.
Taliban settle as rulers, women and girls pay the price
The Taliban face no significant opposition that could topple them.
IS claims responsibility for suicide bomber that killed 54
An Afghan branch of IS has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Pakistan.
UN says it has been forced to cut food aid to millions
The World Food Program has seen cuts to assistance in 38 of 86 countries.