Taliban
Kidnapped Pakistani teen and mum can't stay in NZ
A teen who was kidnapped in Pakistan and his mother who had to live under armed guard have lost their appeal to stay in New Zealand.
Andrew O'Hagan: war, Afghanistan, Assange
Contributing editor for the London Review of Books, and ghostwriter of Julian Assange's abandoned memoir. Two of his books have been nominated for the Man Booker Prize, his new novel is The… Audio
Liz Sime: women and children first
Recent retiree from the position of Director of International Operations, and Vice President at Marie Stopes International, after working for 15 years around the world for international humanitarian… Audio
Pakistan university hit by deadly attack
An attack by suspected Taliban militants on a university in north-west Pakistan has killed at least 19 people and injured 50.
Taliban insurgency is intensifying in Afghanistan
Taliban insurgency is intensifying in Afghanistan as British troops are deployed to save the strategically important town of Sangin from being overrun by the Taliban. Audio
Pakistani family deported despite Taliban fears
A mother and son who fled Pakistan because they feared the Taliban would kill them have been sent back there by a New Zealand tribunal. Audio
Bowe Bergdahl to face court-martial
The US Army has ordered the court-martial of a soldier, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and became a Taliban prisoner for five years. Audio
Afghan Taliban fighters attack Kandahar
Security forces are locked in a standoff with militants holding a family hostage in the Afghan city of Kandahar.
Military History with Damien Fenton
This week's pundit takes us back a hundred years into the world of New Zealand's first armed conflict with Mujahideen, Islamic militants fighting with a jihadist motivation, and the Senussi Campaign… Audio
Charity 'disgusted' by Afghan government claims
Medecins Sans Frontieres has said it is "disgusted" by Afghan government statements justifying an air strike on its hospital in Kunduz.
Troops retaking Kunduz from Taliban - officials
Afghan officials say they have regained control of key areas of the northern city of Kunduz from the Taliban.
Taliban tighten grip on Kunduz
The Taliban is tightening its grip on the Afghan city of Kunduz. Audio
Afghan forces prepare to retake city
Afghan forces are preparing for a counter-attack on the embattled city of Kunduz, which was seized by the Taliban on Monday.
Pietra Brettkelly: saving Afghanistan's films
Award-winning New Zealand film director and producer whose latest documentary, A Flickering Truth, is about the saving of Afghanistan's films. Audio
The Taliban's leader confirmed dead, in 2013
The government of Afghanistan have confirmed that the reclusive leader of the Afghan Taliban movement, Mullah Omar, is dead. Audio
Four gunmen killed during attack in Kabul
Four Taliban gunmen have been killed after trying to storm a guesthouse in a diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul. Audio
Taliban claims responsibility for killing at least 15 people
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for two bomb blasts near Christian churches in Pakistan. Audio
Pakistan begins burying its dead
Pakistan has declared 3 days of mourning after the slaughter of 141 children and staff at a military run school in Peshawar, the deadliest attack in the country's history. Audio
Taliban attacks school in Pakistan, over 100 children killed
The BBC Urdu editor Aamer Ahmed Khan in Islamabad; and Al Jazeera journalist Kamal Hyder in Peshawar. Audio
Correspondent says Taliban will stop at nothing
Shahzeb Jillani is a BBC correspondent in Pakistan. Audio
