Afghanistan
Charlotte Bellis: 'I'll stay in Afghanistan as long as I can'
New Zealand Al Jazeera journalist Charlotte Bellis had been visiting Kabul Airport -- the only way in and out of Afghanistan at the moment -- this week, as locals and foreign nationals alike tried to… Video, Audio
Why coins will continue to stand the test of time
In his new book, When Money Talks: A History of Coins and Numismatics, Professor Frank L. Holt investigates the history of money in the form of coinage and the discipline that studies it, highlighting… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Mike Williams and Linda Clark
Among other topics this morning, our panellists will be discussing the current Covid-19 lockdown situation in New Zealand, the dangerous Delta variant, the need for saliva testing, virtual Parliament… Audio
Afghanistan crisis: 'NZ has a moral obligation' to stay involved
The government is being urged to push for the safe passage of anyone who is eligible to get out of Afghanistan but is stranded there, now the Taliban have taken control.
Hundreds in Afghanistan may not get to New Zealand
More than 500 people in Afghanistan eligible to come to New Zealand may be left to their own fate as the overnight bombing at Kabul Airport puts an end to further Defence Force evacuation flights.
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'Hundreds' left behind in Kabul evacuaiton - Defence Minister
"We are not giving up on bringing those who need to come home, home" Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday, as NZ was forced to abandoned its mercy mission in Afghanistan.
Speaking to Checkpoi… Video, Audio
Foreign Minister discusses Afghanistan's security situation
Two decades of a US-led war in Afghanistan appears to have left the country, and its security, in tatters. Explosions rocked the capital Kabul this morning killing more than 60 people, including 13 US… Audio
Afghani man who resuced NZer 'left to die'
An Afghani man who saved a New Zealander's life - and even named his daughter after Jacinda Ardern -has been left to die as the Taliban encircle his home. Wellington man Dwayne Wilkins says he's tried… Audio
USA correspondent Kelsey Snell
Kelsey covers off the criticism directed at President Joe Biden over the US withdrawal from Afghanistan as evacuations continue, and a resurgence in Covid as America's school year begins. Kelsey Snell… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Lavina Good and Louis Houlbrooke
Among other topics this morning, our Weekend Panellists will be discussing the current lockdown, how successful our vaccine rollout has been, the All Blacks decision to back out of the Bledisloe Cup… Audio
Women journalists fear for their lives as Taliban takes over
*Aadila is a 20-something journalist who runs a news room in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul. However, Afghanistan's female journalists, have had much to fear from the Taliban's surge. She joins the… Audio
How the Taliban's strategy of smoke and mirrors won them ground
When the Taliban made its way into Afghanistan's capital on Sunday, their decades-long war to return to power was won.
Prof Vrinda Narain: uncertain times for Afghan women
Concerns are high for the women of Afghanistan following the Taliban's swift takeover of the Middle Eastern country. Professor Vrinda Narain says women were subjected to persistent human rights… Audio
Biden vows to bring home every American who wants to leave Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden has pledged that every American who wanted to would be evacuated from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, with about 13,000 brought home so far.
Afghanistan: Taliban carrying out door-to door manhunt, report says
The Taliban have stepped up their search for people who worked for Nato forces or the previous Afghan government, a UN document has warned.
Taliban keeping some evacuees from reaching Kabul airport
Armed members of the Taliban kept people desperate to flee Afghanistan from reaching Kabul's airport on Wednesday, witnesses said.
The catastrophe that is Afghanistan, and NZ's part in it
In Afghanistan the Taliban is taking control again, even as US military planes leave the tarmac in Kabul. Now the war is being compared to Vietnam in its futility. Audio
NZers with families in Afghanistan desperate to be reunited
New Zealanders with families in Afghanistan are desperate to be reunited with their loved ones.
New Zealand is sending one of its Hercules aircraft and 40 Defence Force troops to help with a wider… Audio
'Terrible scenes' at Kabul airport leave Australian rescue mission unclear
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton says it is not yet clear when it will be safe for Australian troops to begin evacuating citizens and local staff from Afghanistan.
Afghani refugee urgently trying to get his family to NZ
An Afghani refugee who has been trying to get his family to New Zealand says it is a matter of life of death - and they are fearing for their lives. Many of those who helped in peacekeeping missions… Audio