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New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan

New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan

Major Olly Te Ua (left) and trooper Nick Hill on patrol outside the King's Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2009. During the 1990s and early 2000s, New Zealand maintained its opposition to visits by American naval vessels, but the US demonstrated a growing acceptance of this situation. The relationship also warmed because New Zealand participated actively alongside the US in international conflicts such as Afghanistan.

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Robert Ayson and Jock Phillips, 'United States and New Zealand - Improving relations, 1990–', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/32903/new-zealand-soldiers-in-afghanistan (accessed 28 March 2024)

Story by Robert Ayson and Jock Phillips, published 20 Jun 2012