Jon Stephenson

Jon Stephenson, a freelance journalist who specialises on Afghanistan, says the Defence Force report shows the Battle of Baghak could have been much worse for the New Zealand patrol. Audio

New evidence has revealed that security in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province was deteriorating significantly prior to the two attacks in August last year that killed five New Zealand soldiers. Audio

A United Nations report has found prisoners in Afghanistan are still subject to torture and ill-treatment in custody. Audio

The Afghan interpreter at the centre of controversy over resettlement to this country is still seeking answers from the New Zealand government. Audio

The New Zealand defence force is investigating the case, we raised yesterday, of an Afghan interpreter who says he has been neglected since he was severely injured in a rocket attack in August 2010. Audio

An Afghan interpreter who has worked with New Zealand soldiers for years, says he has been neglected since he was severely injured in an attack on a convoy which killed the New Zealand soldier, Tim… Audio

There has been an assassination attempt in Kabul on Asadullah Khalid, the recently-appointed chief of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security. Audio

Abdullah Kalta, the warlord and Taliban leader who was responsible for a roadside bomb blast that killed three New Zealand soldiers has been killed himself in a coalition airstrike in Afghanistan. Audio

The Afghan government has resumed executions after a near four year moratorium, raising questions over New Zealand's role in handing over prisoners to Afghan authorities. Audio

New Zealand and American military sources say an SAS team has been sent to Afghanistan to hunt down the killers of five New Zealand soldiers. Audio

A girls' school in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province has been bombed by the Taliban. Audio

The government is facing criticism for not doing enough to protect translators in Afghanistan after New Zealand soldiers withdraw from Bamiyan province. Audio

A spokesperson for the US-led coalition in Afghanistan, Major Adam Wojack, says a Taliban official has been detained in connection with the first attack. Audio

The senior Taliban weapons dealer behind the attack that killed two New Zealand soldiers in early August has been captured in Afghanistan. Audio

An Afghan political analyst and former official in Afghanistan's foreign ministry says the New Zealand government should believe the threats by the Taliban against New Zealand soldiers. Audio

The Taliban say more rebels are in Bamiyan province in Afghanistan and are poised to strike at New Zealand soldiers. Our correspondent in Kabul, Jon Stephenson, interviewed the Taliban's spokesperson… Audio

Our correspondent in Kabul, Jon Stephenson, says Colonel Ruszin's comments are somewhat disingenuous. Audio

Just hours before the soldier's bodies left the Bagram airforce base, a Taleban attack on the runway damaged the plane of the top US general. Audio

Returning now to our top story and the deaths of three more New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan. Audio

The Prime Minister says the SAS has completed its mission in Afghanistan, and will return home. Audio