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Trust set up to aid families of soldiers

A new fundraising trust has been set up to help families of New Zealand soldiers wounded or killed in Afghanistan.

No video game - it's real

A helmet-mounted camera has captured the moment a US soldier was shot during a fire fight in Afghanistan.

Attack of the drones

Report highlights increasing use of 'double-tap' tactics which are terrorising an entire population with death from the skies.

NZ soldiers head to Afghanistan for last time

Afghan attack: Arrested arms trader planning new attacks

Afghan arrest a 'morale boost'

The grandfather of a Kiwi soldier killed in Afghanistan has welcomed the arrest of a senior Taliban member connected to the attack.

SAS 'will send a message'

The SAS is being re-deployed to Afghanistan to send a message to the killers of five NZ soldiers and lead patrols against the Taleban, a defence analyst has suggested.

SAS sent to Afghanistan

Prime Minister John Key today confirmed four SAS logistics officers were sent to Afghanistan to gather intelligence on the insurgents who killed five New Zealand troops.

PM rises to take on Rudd, Abbott