Afghanistan
American airstrike on a hospital in Afghanistan
The American airstrike on a hospital in Afghanistan which killed at least 22 people came after Afghan forces called for air support. 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.
Doctors with Borders demand answers over hospital bombing
Doctors without Borders is demanding an independent inquiry into the airstrikes by the American military on their hospital in Afghanistan. Vickie Hawkins is the Executive Director of Doctors Without… Audio
Doctors Without Borders calls for investigation into airstrikes
Doctors Without Borders is calling for an independent investigation into the airstrikes by the American military on their hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan which killed 19 people. Bilal Sarwary is a… Audio
Afghan hospital attack possibly criminal - UN
Air strikes on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz that killed 19 people were "tragic, inexcusable and possibly even criminal", the UN human rights chief says.
MSF condemns hospital bombing
The medical charity MSF has condemned "in the strongest possible terms" deadly air strikes on its hospital in the Afghan city of 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.
Paul Seawright: photographing conflict
Professor of Photography and Head of Belfast School of Art at Ulster University, acclaimed internationally for his depictions of political and social conflict, who visited New Zealand to deliver the… Audio, Gallery
Matthieu Aikins: Yemen and the Middle East
Matthieu Aikins reports from the Middle East and South Asia for a number of magazines and his investigative work exposing war crimes in Afghanistan won him the George Polk Award and the Medill Medal… Audio
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
Afghan interpreter pleads for his family to join him in NZ
An interpreter who worked for the Defence Force in Afghanistan is pleading for the Government to allow his parents and siblings to join him in New Zealand. 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
Habiba Sarabi - Hope for Afghanistan
Dr Habiba Sarabi is hanging on to hope for her country's future despite this week's Taliban attack on Afghanistan's parliament which left a woman and child dead and 40 others seriously injured. Dr… Audio
The SCAR Project and The Unknown Soldier
Photographer David Jay spent three years photographing severly injured US army veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. His mission is to turn our averted eyes onto the realities of their lives. Audio, Gallery
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
Playing Favourites with Marianne Elliott
La Directora at Mexican restaurant La Boca Loca, and National Director of ActionStation, who wrote about her experiences working for the UN in Afghanistan in the 2012 memoir, Zen Under Fire, and… Audio
Farewell Kabul: How the West Ignored Pakistan, Lost Afghanistan
Journalist and author, Christina Lamb's latest book, Farewell Kabul tells how the West turned success into defeat in the longest war fought by the United States in its history and by Britain since the… Audio
Sarah Chayes: corruption and security
Expert in kleptocracy, anti-corruption, and civil-military relations with ten years' experience in Afghanistan; currently a senior associate in the Democracy and Rule of Law Program and the South Asia… Audio
