Afghanistan
Taliban capture Afghanistan's Kandahar, Herat; embassies getting staff out
Taliban insurgents tighten their grip on Afghanistan, wresting control of its second and third biggest cities while Western embassies prepared to send in troops to help evacuate staff from the…
Kabul looks set to fall to Taliban in Afghanistan
The Taliban continues to take over parts of Afganistan, and now the US State Department is also admitting the beginning of the end in Kabul and is starting to pull US personnel out. The seizure of… Audio
Robert Hillman on his new novel and giving voice to others
Robert Hillman grew up in rural Victoria, Australia, where the practical job as a butcher's apprentice his father had helped to secure him failed to appeal. So, at the tender age of 16 he fled by boat… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - revenge for pineapple on pizza
Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about controversial sportscaster Martin Devlin reportedly returning to the radio; the Forever War in Afghanistan; football… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - revenge for pineapple on pizza
Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about controversial sportscaster Martin Devlin reportedly returning to the radio; the Forever War in Afghanistan; football…
AudioAfghanistan’s war dropping out of sight
Twenty years after the US invaded Afghanistan in pursuit of Al Qaeda, it suddenly pulled its troops out this week. It’s the end of the longest war in modern history in which 3500 New Zealanders also… Video, Audio
Afghanistan’s war dropping out of sight
Twenty years after the US invaded Afghanistan in pursuit of Al Qaeda, it suddenly pulled its troops out this week. It’s the end of the longest war in modern history in which 3500 New Zealanders also…
Video, AudioTaliban fighters storm capital of northwestern Afghan province
Regional officials in northern Afghanistan say they have recaptured government buildings in a provincial capital after Taliban fighters stormed it overnight.
01 Paula Penfold | Genocide in Xinjiang
Veteran journalist Paula Penfold has chosen to discuss her most recent documentary, Deleted, where Paula and her team at Stuff Circuit investigated the persecution of the Uyghur peoples in China. Audio
Afghan hospital burns after attack, Taliban seizes town
Suspected Taliban fighters have fired a rocket into a hospital in Afghanistan, sparking an extensive blaze and destroying Covid-19 vaccines.
Sebastian Junger on what it means to be free
American journalist Sebastian Junger's latest book ruminates on the concept of freedom and what it means to be free in a modern society. He had ample opportunity to do it during his 600-kilometre hike… Audio
Attack near Afghan school leaves at least 55 dead
A blast close to a secondary school in the Afghan capital Kabul has left at least 55 people dead and injured more than 150, officials have said.
Afghan parliament warned US troops exit could cause civil war
The speaker of the Afghan parliament, Mir Rahman Rahmani has warned that the withdrawal of foreign troops could lead to civil war.
US President Joe Biden is expected to announce the removal of all US… Audio
Female journalist killed by gunmen in Afghanistan
Gunmen shot and killed a female journalist in Afghanistan - an incident that underscores an increasing trend of violence against journalists in the country.
China-Australia relations reach new low over fake tweet
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst looks at the fallout from a tweet depicting an Australian soldier holding a knife to the throat of an Afghan child, as Scott Morrison took to WeChat to press… Audio
Shocking Australian soldier Afghanistan war crimes allegations
Australian special forces may face prosecution for up to 39 murders and the torture of two others in Afghanistan. This comes after a four-year inquiry into alleged war crimes by NSW Court of Appeal… Audio
Australia's Afghanistan war crimes report: 'Nasty but necessary reckoning'
Analysis - The digger mythology that's long sustained Australia's self-image has been shaken by a murderous few with maximum firepower and discretion but minimum oversight, Andrew Probyn writes.
'Hit and Run': three years and a long inquiry later
Mediawatch - It's three years since investigative journalism publication Hit and Run first put Operation Burnham in the headlines. It led to a long and costly inquiry. What did the media make of the… Audio
Calling Home: Christopher Foulkes in Kabul, Afghanistan
Christopher Foulkes moved to Kabul in 2014 for a five-week assignment, and has been drawn back ever since. Christopher lives in a compound with his co-workers and can only leave in armoured vehicles… Audio
Micro-business project honours massacre victims
A couple’s efforts to transform the darkness of the Christchurch attacks into positive change has seen them establish 51 micro-businesses in Afghanistan. Audio
