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Live chat replay: Former Afghan foreign minister
Najibullah Lafraie, a former Afghanistan foreign minister, joins us from 2.30pm today for a live chat om the path to peace.

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

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.

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.

Death no reason to bring troops home early, says PM
Prime Minister John Key says he accepts full responsibility for the deployment of New Zealand troops in Afghanistan but he sees no need to end their service early after the death of an SAS soldier yesterday.

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.