NZ troops to leave Afghanistan after 20 years, 10 NZ lives lost
16 Feb, 2021 09:45 PM
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New Zealand Defence Force has been in Afghanistan for 20 years. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that by end of May they ll leave deployment. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
New Zealand will withdraw its Defence Force from Afghanistan by May 2021, ending a 20-year involvement in a conflict in which 10 New Zealand lives were lost, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.
The deployment at present comprises only six New Zealand Defence Force personnel – three at the Afghanistan National Army Office Academy and three with the Nato Resolute Support Mission Headquarters.