As director of the Taliban’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi has the unenviable task of raising revenue for the government of a wretchedly poor, isolated nation.

The Dansville father, who lived in Afghanistan for years while operating a consulting firm in Afghanistan, was visiting the region for business when he was wrongfully detained by the Taliban in ...

Lawyer Chris Nicholls is asking the High Court at Wellington to overturn the conviction of a young gang member.