Taliban
Taliban capture Afghanistan's Kandahar, Herat; embassies getting staff out
Taliban insurgents tighten their grip on Afghanistan, wresting control of its second and third biggest cities while Western embassies prepared to send in troops to help evacuate staff from the…
China-Australia relations reach new low over fake tweet
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst looks at the fallout from a tweet depicting an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child, as Scott Morrison took to WeChat to press… Audio
Taliban announce three-day Eid ceasefire with government
The Taliban have announced a three-day ceasefire with the Afghan government, for the festival of Eid.
Gun battle rages in Afghan capital after Taliban blast injures at least 100
Afghan security forces are battling Taliban gunmen who stormed a building in the capital after a bomb-laden truck exploded near the defence ministry at rush hour.
Mubin Shaikh: Mark Taylor is at the "most extreme level of risk assessment"
Mubin Shaikh is a reformed Taliban sympathiser. He explains why he believes New Zealand jihadi Mark Taylor is still extremely dangerous. Audio
Taliban militants attack security checkpoints, killing 21
Taliban insurgents have stormed security posts in west Afghanistan, killing 21 police and pro-government militia members.
Key Taliban commander killed in a US air strike
Taliban say the loss of their 'governor' will not derail their push for power.
NZer one of more than 100 killed in Afghan bomb attack
A New Zealander is one of the more than 100 people now believed to have been killed in a suicide bombing which injured 191 others in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.
Foreigners targeted in Kabul hotel attack
At least 18 people have died in a Taliban attack on a hotel in Kabul, and a witness says foreigners were specifically targetted.
Teacher running Afghan girls' school gets refugee status in NZ
A teacher whose dreams of building a school for girls in Afghanistan were shattered by Taliban militia has been accepted as a refugee here. The teacher, who is her early 60s, received death threats… Audio
Taliban hostage family freed by soldiers
Pakistan soldiers have freed a North American family of five who were being held hostage by the Afghan Taliban.
Taliban attacks kill 16 in Kabul
Almost simultaneous attacks in Kabul have left at least 16 people dead and 44 injured, the health ministry says.
Afghanistan's Taliban leader calls for more tree planting
The leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan wants more trees in the country for the beautification of Earth. Audio
Word Christchurch 2016: Nadia Hashimi
Nadia Hashimi's novels highlight the plight of Afghan women under the Taliban, creating vivid, involving characters who win readers' empathy and understanding. When the Moon is Low follows a refugee… Audio
Taliban claims deadly attack on minibus
A Taliban suicide bomber has killed at least 14 people and wounded eight in an attack on a minibus in the Afghan capital Kabul.
Explosion sparks beginning of Taliban's "fighting season"
A suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, has sparked the start of what's being called the Taliban's killing season. Audio
Taliban claims deadly Kabul suicide blast
At least 28 people have been killed and 329 injured in a huge explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say.
Pakistan vows to hunt down terrorists after Easter attack
Security forces in Pakistan have carried out five raids since a suicide bomb killed more than 70 in Lahore on Easter Sunday. Audio
Pakistan PM meets with security officials over bombing
Security forces have been raiding homes in Pakistan believed to be connected with Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, the Taliban splinter group responsible for the recent suicide bombing in Lahore. Audio
Lahore park suicide attack condemned
Three days of mourning have been declared after a bomb killed more than 70 people, including 29 children, near a playground in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
