Attacks in Afghanistan have killed at least 24 people, including Australian and US soldiers.

A New Zealand SAS soldier has died after being shot in the head in an ongoing assault on a group of insurgents in Afghanistan. The soldier was killed while supporting an assault on an insurgent team in the Afghan capital Kabul.

At least nine people were killed and 23 injured in four Taleban attacks on Kabul's diplomatic district overnight, with NZ SAS troops "mentoring" Afghanistan's Crisis Response Unit. A NZ Defence Force spokesman said the attack was complex...