Tag: Afghanistan
A View From Afar: Independence hopes for Kanaky and what now...
A View From Afar on 26 August 2021. Video: EveningReport.nz
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
In this this week's episode of A View from Afar today, Selwyn...
Fijians in Afghanistan will only leave if Taliban takeover crisis worsens
By Filipe Naikaso of FBC News
Five Fijians who are based in Afghanistan say they are safe and well.
Speaking to FBC News, one of them...
Operation Burnham: Former minister Mapp ‘forgot’ about civilian casualties
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ Political Reporter
The former Minister of Defence has admitted he "completely forgot" about a report which stated civilian casualties were possible...
SAS ‘atrocity’ book authors accuse PM of allowing issue to ‘fester’
The authors of the controversial investigative book Hit & Run have accused Prime Minister Bill English of ensuring the allegations of a New Zealand...
Military chief’s Op Burnham account highlights key Afghan legal concerns
ANALYSIS: By Selwyn Manning
There is an overlooked aspect of the New Zealand Defence Force’s account of Operation Burnham that when scrutinised suggests a possible...
Hit & Run reply: This is what a military cover-up looks...
By Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson
The Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General Tim Keating presented the NZ Defence Force response to the book Hit &...
SAS soldier backs up Afghan raid claims – Herald calls for...
A NZ Special Air Service soldier has confirmed civilians were killed in a 2010 raid carried out by the unit and says the truth...
Authors of new book call for full inquiry into SAS ‘betrayal’...
Radio NZ video news feed of the Hager and Stephenson media conference last night. YouTube
Author and investigative journalist Nicky Hager and war correspondent Jon...
Selwyn Manning: Mouths firmly shut – is a cover-up in play?
Opinion by Selwyn Manning, editor of Evening Report
Respected New Zealand Herald journalist Phil Taylor’s reportage last week has again raised concerns about poor transparency...
