Taliban
Jamie Pennell
| Elite SAS soldier, Jamie Pennell talks about facing the full force of the Taliban, who gets through the brutal SAS selection process and what it's like to lose a fellow soldier. |
Zahra Joya: Afghan journalist-in-exile on the plight of women in Afghanistan
It's two years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan and for the country's women, the time has passed with a slow but steady erosion of their human rights. Despite promising in August… Audio
'Children will die' - NGOs warn millions at risk after Taliban ban on women aid workers
Aid agencies warn Afghans will die unless the Taliban reverses a ban on women working for non-government organisations in the country, where an estimated six million people are on the brink of famine.
Asuntha Charles: Afghanistan's growing humanitarian crisis
Children and families in Afghanistan are facing a growing humanitarian crisis, as mid-winter bites hard. Following decades of conflict, poverty, recurrent natural disasters, and the continuing impacts… Audio
Taliban takeover one year on: Yalda Hakim on the situation for girls
It's been a year since the fall of Afghanistan's government, and the return to power of the Taliban. The lightning advance on Kabul prompted scenes of chaos at the airport as people tried to flee -… Audio
Former Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi on a year since Kabul fell
On August 15 last year the Afghan capital, Kabul, again fell under Taliban control after the group's lightning fast campaign across the country following the withdrawal of American troops. Former… Audio
David Kilcullen: analysis of the West's failure in Afghanistan
Almost a year after US troops began withdrawing from Afgahanistan, Kathryn speaks with counterinsurgency expert David Kilcullen. Audio
Afghanistan's female TV presenters must cover their faces, say Taliban
The Taliban have ordered female Afghan TV presenters and other women on screen to cover their faces while on air.
Afghanistan: Inside a secret school for girls
Hidden away in a residential neighbourhood is one of Afghanistan's new "secret" schools - a small but powerful act of defiance against the Taliban.
Former child refugee can't get her fiancé out of Afghanistan
A woman whose family fled the Taliban for New Zealand when she was a child says the only option she's been left with for getting her Afghan fiancé here is to go collect him herself - which would put… Audio
UK correspondent Matthew Parris
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the controversy over a Christmas party held at Number 10 Downing St last year in contravention of Covid rules. Audio
The Secret Marathon - Martin Parnell
Prolific British-Canadian marathon runner, author and now documentary maker Martin Parnell, along with filmmaker Kate McKenzie, have made an inspiring and visually stunning film about Afghan women… Audio, Gallery
Nowroz Ali: escaping the Taliban to make a new home in NZ
When the Taliban took over Kabul, Afghanistan in August, Nowroz Ali feared for his life. A wanted man for many years for his work with the New Zealand Defence Force, he was supposed to be on a… Audio
NZ journalist Charlotte Bellis returns to Afghanistan: 'It's just life and death on so many levels'
New Zealand Al Jazeera journalist Charlotte Bellis is back in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The intrepid Christchurch-born reporter feels safe on her return to the Afghan capital, despite the fact… Audio
Afghan woman waiting for refugee visa not in priority group - Immigration Minister
The Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says an Afghan woman at risk from the Taliban can apply again for a visa - though she is not in a priority group.
Afghans hope for action while awaiting court hearing
Afghans with connections to New Zealand are pinning their hopes on a government change of heart as they wait for a judicial review into their case next month. In August, Community Law Waikato launched… Audio
Govt urged to speed up visa process for stranded Afghans
Afghan people living in this country are pleading with the government not to forget about people with connections to New Zealand still stuck in Afghanistan.
Evan Osnos: 'Greed has always been part of America's formula'
When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Evan Osnos was living away from the United States for a decade, he often found himself making a case for his home country, despite the grave mistakes it had made… Audio
Bilal Sarwary: 'Our hopes were shattered'
Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary, who was based in Kabul reporting on Afghanistan for 20 years, is now safely in Canada with his family, having left his country with a very heavy heart. Audio
Waiting in limbo for an evacuation from Afghanistan
In the second part of stories from Afghanistan, Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to one Afghan waiting in Kabul for evacuation to New Zealand, and one woman who recently arrived in Auckland from… Audio
