War

In his book The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine British journalist and Washington editor for Harpers magazine Andrew Cockburn gets behind the motivations behind the America… Audio

Ahmed Rashid's bestselling 2000 book Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia was used extensively by American analysts in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. The Lahore-based… Audio

On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, British war correspondent and author Christina Lamb finds herself back in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul. Christina Lamb is chief foreign… Audio

It's the terror attack that changed the course of America and the world. This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Almost 3000 people from 78 countries were killed on September the 11th… Audio

The first group of people evacuated out of Afghanistan during the dramatic takeover by the Taliban, will be released from MIQ over the next few days.

The New Zealand Defence Force managed to get 370… Audio

Empty streets devoid of traffic is just one eerie sign that Afghanistan has changed dramatically in recent weeks.

It's the kind of quiet that is concerning, rather than comforting and it's prompting… Audio

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark is calling on people to pressure their local MP about Afghanistan.

As well as the dramatic return to power by the Taliban, the country faces severe food shortages… Audio

New Zealand soldiers say they had to drag people through sewage and over barbed wire to get evacuees to safety in Kabul.

The Defence Force has revealed more details about how the army evacuated New… Audio

National Party leader Judith Collins says Jacinda Ardern could have suspended Parliament if she was concerned about safety.

In person Parliament returned for the first time since the latest Covid-19… Audio

After two decades, the United States has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America's longest war.

More than 122,000 people in total have been airlifted from Kabul's International… Audio

Our military historian Damien Fenton tells Bryan about the "War of the Triple Alliance". Audio

US forces launched a drone strike on a vehicle in Kabul overnight, which officials say killed a suicide bomber inside, whom is suspected of preparing to attack the airport.

It is the second strike… Audio

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

Afghan people living in this country are calling for extensive support for people being evacuated out of Kabul once they arrive in New Zealand.

Time is running out as the Taliban are insisting all… Audio

*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

An Afghan volunteer interpreter says helping the NZDF will cost him his life if our government does not get him out now.

Nowroz Ali, who worked alongside Kiwi forces in Bamyan province, fears the… Video, Audio

The chaos unfolding in Afghanistan presents a sombre chance for reflection on New Zealand's involvement there in the past 20 years.

Two former Ministers of Defence have told RNZ Afghanistan is very… Video, Audio

The government has agreed to help New Zealanders and their families evacuate from Afghanistan, as well as at-risk Afghan nationals who had worked with NZ personnel.

The government has agreed to help… Video, Audio

The government has promised to send a Hercules aircraft and around 40 troops into Afghanistan to evacuate those in desperate need, including 53 New Zealanders.

Cabinet ministers have also agreed to… Audio

Afghanistan's government has collapsed and Taliban fighters are on the brink of taking over the city.

President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country, There are reports of shooting in several parts of… Audio