Category : News
Author: Jill Lawless and Jon Gambrell

Western nations have warned of a possible attack on Kabul’s airport, where thousands have flocked as they try to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the waning days of a massive airlift.

With the August 31 deadline looming for the US to totally withdraw troops from America's longest war, several nations have landed flight after flight onto the single runway at Kabul's international airport to evacuate thousands of people who fear a return to the Taliban's brutal rule.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300392426/western-nations-warn-of-possible-attack-at-kabul-airport-amid-afghanistan-evacuation
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Author: DW

On August 15, 2021, the Taliban seize power in Kabul, Afghanistan. 20 years after their defeat, they triumph and the West is shocked. This film was produced in 2019. Six Afghan women share their hopes and memories that connect them to their country.

Afghanistan has been in a state of emergency for four decades. Women in particular suffer as a result, becoming pawns in ideological conflicts. This film depicts their suffering – but also their courage, and determination to control their fate.

Article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7e6tejlTNw
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

An opposition politician in Australia is hitting out at Prime Minister Scott Morrison, saying he's not only to blame for their own COVID-19 outbreak - but New Zealand's too.

Morrison earlier criticised New Zealand's COVID-19 response, telling 9 News an elimination strategy is no longer practical with the Delta variant. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/08/covid-19-australian-opposition-senator-kristina-keneally-blames-scott-morrison-for-new-zealand-delta-outbreak.html
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Author: Jamie Ensor

The commander in charge of New Zealand's Defence Force operations has described the Taliban's refusal to allow Afghan nationals access to Kabul's airport as a "worrying development" as he says our troops are "up against it" ahead of a looming deadline.

Kabul's airport remains a chaotic site as nations attempt to extract their citizens from Afghanistan, which fell the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban earlier this month. Forces on the ground are also trying to evacuate Afghan interpreters and others who worked with their countries' troops and may now be the target of Taliban reprisals. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/08/taliban-blocking-afghan-evacuations-worrying-development-new-zealand-troops-up-against-it-with-us-deadline-commander.html
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Author: Samya Kullab and Elaine Ganley

A knock at the door could spell doom. Every passing hour seems endless. That's the new reality for many Afghans who feel they have most to fear from the Taliban and have gone into hiding or are staying off the streets since the fighters swept to power this month.

Those hunkering down include employees of the collapsed government, civil society activists and women. They are desperate for news that they might be granted asylum somewhere else.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300390523/afghans-fearing-taliban-go-to-ground-desperate-for-escape
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Author: Karen Rutherford

An interpreter whose family worked with the New Zealand Defence Force in Afghanistan says it's unfair his three siblings have been left behind to die at the hands of the Taliban.

Cabinet announced last Monday New Zealanders and Afghan allies would be evacuated from Afghanistan.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/08/afghanistan-interpreter-who-worked-with-nz-defence-force-says-siblings-left-behind-to-die-at-hands-of-taliban.html
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Author: news.com.au

It has been a month since the UK's controversial Freedom Day when the Boris Johnson-led Conservative government threw open the doors despite thousands of daily cases and 4000 scientists urging them not to. 

Driven by high vaccination rates, rules were cast aside in favour of reigniting the economy. Sports stadiums reopened to maximum capacity, as did nightclubs. Mandatory mask rules were left behind, too. 

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/world/covid-19-coronavirus-what-happened-after-the-uk-dropped-all-restrictions/
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Author: ABC News

An Adelaide man who downloaded a video of the Christchurch mosque attack "out of curiosity" has been spared a conviction because it could harm his prospects of employment.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/449804/adelaide-man-pleads-guilty-to-downloading-christchurch-mosque-attack-video
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