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NZ SAS 'too disciplined' to have fired first, says former top soldier

Major General Lou Gardiner, the Chief of Army for three years until he retired last year after 39 years service, said he would back what the SAS troops said over anyone else.

SAS 'fired on first' in Kabul battle

The Defence Force insists that New Zealand SAS troops in Afghanistan involved in a fatal shootout were fired upon first.

SAS soldiers fired in self defence - Defence Force

The NZ Defence Force says SAS soldiers were acting in self defence when they led a raid on a factory in Afghanistan in which two soldiers were killed.

Elite NZ soldiers in 'botched' Afghan raid - report

New Zealand soldiers have been accused of being involved in a botched raid on a factory in Afghanistan which left two workers dead.

<i>Paul Thomas</i>: Hard to distinguish our friends from the enemies of the state

<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Moonlighting moneyraiser with potential

SAS fundraiser 'sad' - Hodgson

Labour's defence spokesman Pete Hodgson says it is 'sad' the SAS is fundraising for their families.

SAS paid for 'interaction' with businessmen

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has ordered an immediate inquiry after reports businessmen paid for sessions with the defence force's elite Special Air Service (SAS) troops.

NZ soldier killed in Afghanistan named

The New Zealand soldier killed in Afghanistan overnight was a decorated officer who had been in the army for five years.

Key: Afghan attack not reason to withdraw

New Zealand's first combat death in Afghanistan is not a reason to withdraw our troops from the country, Prime Minister John Key says.

Tight-knit base will be shattered by death

Maggie Tait, who visited Bamiyan in May, reflects on life on the New Zealand base there in the wake of its first combat death.

Lieutenant Timothy O'Donnell's citation

NZ soldier killed, two hurt in Afghanistan

A New Zealand soldier has been killed and two others injured in an attack on a routine patrol in Afghanistan, the Defence Force announced today. A local interpreter with the patrol was also injured during the attack.

Bamiyan will be ready for 2014 handover - McCully

Murray McCully says Afghanistan's Bamiyan Province, where NZ troops have been since 2003, will be ready to stand on its own before Hamid Karzai's 2014 deadline.

Apiata returning for RWC security job - report

Rescued soldier Key's guard

The critically wounded SAS soldier whom Willie Apiata carried to safety under heavy gunfire was the personal bodyguard for John Key on his recent trip to Afghanistan.