Afghan forces launch push against Taliban
The Taliban announced the start of its spring offensive on April 12
U.S. strike on Afghan hospital in 2015 not a war crime -Pentagon
The deadly airstrike was caused by human error and equipment failure, the Pentagon said
Strike on Afghan hospital last year not a war crime: U.S. military
It was not a war crime because none of the service members were aware that they were striking a hospital, U.S. military says
Global aid summit must not focus on refugee crisis alone - EU official
First World Humanitarian Summit should not become an arena to disentangle the European migrant crisis, says top EU official
Australian aid worker believed kidnapped in Afghanistan
"Four men in government forces' uniform abducted the woman, who is an Australian national and about 70 years old, from her office"
Australia at odds with Pacific neighbours over harsh immigration policy
Lawyers for asylum seekers held in controversial detention centre in Papua New Guinea plan to seek potentially billions of dollars in compensation
Australia and PNG at loggerheads over fate of asylum seekers
Lawyers for asylum seekers held in controversial detention centre in Papua New Guinea plan to seek potentially billions of dollars in compensation
Is the "big switch" the final piece in the polio jigsaw?
Polio transmission may not be stopped in 2016 as hoped but, if the world is not complacent, next year remains a very realistic target
Civilian toll from explosives jumps more than half in five years - charity
Highest numbers of casualties recorded in Syria, Yemen and Iraq, but biggest rise seen in Turkey
INSIGHT-With Kunduz in crosshairs again, Afghan forces draw on past mistakes
"When the two sides fight, it's the common people who lose" - residents in Kunduz on edge as Taliban renew attacks