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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
Mary Quin: kidnap and innovation
Chief executive of research and development body Callaghan Innovation who gave evidence in the trial of Abu Hamza al-Masri, the Islamic cleric behind the 1998 attack on her tour group. Audio