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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.
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A large group of dirt bike riders seen riding around the streets of south Auckland during lockdown has sparked local residents’ concern.
Locals said the bikers have been riding in groups down Great South Rd, Papatoetoe, almost every day since New Zealand entered level 4 lockdown on August 18.
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Read more: No masks, no helmets – large group on dirt bikes rides through south Auckland
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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.
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A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H(NZ) Hercules has arrived back at its base in the Middle East after evacuating New Zealand and Australian nationals from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan.
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Read more: New Zealand Hercules airlifts evacuees from Kabul
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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.
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Read more: What happened after UK dropped all Covid-19 restrictions
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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.
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A free trade deal with the United Kingdom is getting closer, with both sides set to sign an agreement in principle by the end of the month.
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Read more: UK releases NZ free trade negotiation details as agreement nears
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A firefight outside Kabul's international airport killed an Afghan soldier, highlighting the perils of evacuation efforts even as the Taliban warned any attempt by US troops to delay their withdrawal to give people more time to flee would “provoke a reaction.”
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Read more: Taliban insist on 'red line' pullout date for foreign troops in Afghanistan
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