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Hager Defence claims rejected
Former heads of the Defence Force have rejected claims made by Nicky Hager in his latest book that a NZ base in Afghanistan is home to a CIA unit, while new Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae described as "abhorrent", the suggestion that
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Further SAS deployments to Afghanistan possible
Prime Minister John Key is not ruling out future SAS deployments to Afghanistan after the death of a Kiwi soldier.
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SAS soldier's death detailed
The family of Corporal Doug "Dougie" Grant, named this morning as the New Zealand SAS soldier killed in a Taleban attack in Afghanistan on Friday, had achieved his boyhood dream to serve with the elite unit.
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Review to be carried out into SAS trooper's death
A review of the operation in which an SAS soldier died on Friday night in Afghanistan will be held to see what can be learned, the Defence Force says.
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Desperate bid to revive Kiwi soldier
The SAS trooper killed in Afghanistan is a married father of two, the Herald on Sunday has been told.
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SAS soldier killed in suicide strike
A New Zealand SAS soldier died on the way to hospital in Afghanistan last night after being shot in the chest after a group of suicide attackers stormed a British compound in the capital, Kabul.
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Death of a sailor: A system of failure
Family members want accountability over the death of Byron Solomon on the HMNZS Canterbury, ruled preventable by a coroner. The 22-year-old was the first Navy sailor to die in active duty in 37 years when he drowned in 2007.