Afghanistan
Ignoring warnings, tourists are heading to a former no-go country
Yi-Pin Lin has holidayed in 120 nations over the past decade. There was one country he had always dreamed of visiting but was too afraid. Until now.
- David Zucchino
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Just 45 minutes from central Melbourne, get a taste of an off-limits country
Afghanistan is on DFAT’s “do not travel” list, but you can still get a delicious taste of this Central Asian country in Melbourne.
- Belinda Jackson
Voters laboring under gutless government
Ross Gittins may well bemoan the “era of gutless government”, but perhaps he should direct his criticism to the people responsible, the electors of Australia.
Baird rejects Cricket Australia ‘hypocrisy’ accusation over Afghanistan
Outgoing ICC chair Greg Barclay said in an interview that Australia and England had done the expedient thing by announcing they would not play bilateral games against Afghanistan after the 2021 Taliban takeover.
- Daniel Brettig
- Exclusive
- Investigations
‘Absolutely gutted’: Cases dropped against soldiers over notorious war crimes allegations
Former Australian troops accused of killing civilians in Afghanistan will not face prosecution over two notorious alleged war crimes.
- Nick McKenzie
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- Australian cricket
Afghanistan women’s refugee team to play in Melbourne after three-year fight
Pleas for a refugee Afghanistan women’s cricket team to get to play together have finally been answered by Australian cricket.
- Daniel Brettig
Swinger, former elite soldier to face trial over threesome rape charges
The two men have been ordered to stand trial over the alleged rape of a heavily intoxicated woman during a threesome at an inner-city apartment.
- Cameron Houston
North Bondi RSL calls for board to be removed
North Bondi RSL’s members initially supported NSW RSL president Mick Bainbridge. Like them, and unlike most other members of RSL branches, he was young and he had seen combat. Now they want him to resign.
- Julie Power
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- Australian cricket
Firooza burned all of her cricket gear to hide it from the Taliban. Then Australia went into bat for her
It’s been three years since Afghanistan’s women cricketers escaped the Taliban. While determined to stay together, they are frustrated nothing has come of their pleas to play.
- Daniel Brettig
Into the conflict zone
As the world looks on in horror at events unfolding in the Middle East, Herald journalists Kate Geraghty and Matthew Knott, who have just arrived in Israel, talk about what it’s like to fly into a conflict zone.
- Liam Phelan, Kate Geraghty and Matthew Knott
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