War

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

There's chaos in the afghan capital Kabul. The Government has collapsed and Taliban fighters are on the brink of taking over the city.

The Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country.

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Insurgent Taliban forces have taken control of the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul.

New Zealand journalist Jon Stephenson, who was in Afghanistan when US forces invaded 20 years ago and has closely… Audio

Former US President George W Bush has spoken out about his fears over US troops withdawing from Afganistan - warning of "unbelievably bad" consequences.

His administration launched the US military… Audio

Humanitarian organisations are welcoming a unilateral ceasefire in the Ethiopian region of Tigray but say hundreds of thousands of people remain in dire need.

It follows nearly eight months of… Audio

As China becomes more assertive, human rights abuses are exposed and evidence grows of our politicians being played, where should New Zealand draw the line? Audio