By Shabnam Dastgheib and Maggie Tait of NZPA

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Bamiyan, April 4 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key spent his last day in Afghanistan in Bamiyan province rubbing shoulders with the locals.

Wellington, April 25 NZPA - The head of the Defence Force has defended New Zealand's involvement in the Afghanistan conflict, saying the country is "doing its bit".

Wellington, Feb 2 NZPA - Defence Minister Wayne Mapp leaves today to attend a meeting of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) defence ministers in Istanbul, Turkey to discuss the war in Afghanistan.

Wellington, Feb 1 NZPA - New Zealand will not contribute to a fund to pay Taliban fighters in Afghanistan to give up their weapons. At an international conference last week countries, including Australia, Britain and Japan, pledged about $200 million to the fund.

Wellington, Jan 19 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key has confirmed a small group of New Zealand Special Air Services (SAS) soldiers was at the scene of an attack which killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 70 in the Afghanistan capital, Kabul, yesterday.

Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA - The previous government sent Special Air Service (SAS) troops to Afghanistan three times but Labour opposes the latest deployment.

Wellington, Aug 20 NZPA - The Government is being challenged over its decision to send combat troops to Afghanistan as the troubled country faces criticism over its treatment of women and allegations of corruption.