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Defence force spokesman Zac Prendergast said New Zealand troops are involved in providing security and there could be a "heightened activity in that regard" as elections approach. Election day is August 20 but the result will not be known for a month.
Tags: New Zealand Rugby Union, Radio New Zealand, US Afghanistan, John Key, prime minister, minister john, Special Air Service, United States, SAS, local government
The soldier died after coming under fire in Helmand on Tuesday, according to the ministry. Meanwhile, Afghan soldiers killed nine Taliban insurgents in a gunfight in Helmand late Monday, an army general reported. "We have killed nine armed Taliban and...
Tags: US Afghanistan, Herat, Ghulam Yahya Akbari, U.S, herat province, gozara district, Gozara, western afghanistan, coalition force