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Aid workers have been reviewing their operations in perilous Afghanistan.
Aid workers have been reviewing their operations in perilous Afghanistan.
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NZ's first Afghanistan war casualty has been returned to his home town of Feilding, after an emotional ceremony at nearby Ohakea Air Force Base.
The body of Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell landed at Ohakea this afternoon. A full military funeral will be held on Wednesday.
Soldier's body will be returned to his family today.
A Kiwi soldier has published a book about his experience serving in Afghanistan.
A hearse carrying the casket of Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell has left Whenuapai Air Base, while two other injured soldiers have been transported to hospital.
The body of a New Zealand soldier killed in Afghanistan is due back in New Zealand today, accompanied by two of his injured comrades.
The body of Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell and his two injured colleagues have been moved to Bagram airbase and will be evacuated to NZ.
Tim O'Donnell grew up dreaming of being a soldier. He first revealed his military aspirations aged 4, in his grandmother's arms. She encouraged him by giving him an Army helmet.
Labour leader Phil Goff knows the pain of the grieving O'Donnell family - his nephew was killed in Afghanistan three years ago.
A senior volunteer for Wikileaks in the US was detained as the FBI steps up its investigation into the leak of thousands of Afghanistan war secrets.
Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange says 75,000-plus Afghan war documents "only scratched the surface" and 15,000 more papers were still being reviewed.