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A former New Zealand First MP says party leader Winston Peters can't be counted out of returning to Parliament in 2023, if a new poll is anything to go by.
The UMR poll, which came out on Monday, shows Labour on 43 percent down 5 points, National on 28 percent up 4 points, ACT on 13 percent up 2 points, the Greens on 7 percent down 1 point, NZ First on 4.4 percent down 0.6 and the Māori Party on 1.7 percent up 0.2. The numbers are similar to the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll, which was taken at about the same time - around the end of July.
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An interpreter whose family worked with the New Zealand Defence Force in Afghanistan says it is unfair that his three siblings have been left behind to die at the hands of the Taliban.
Cabinet announced on Monday that New Zealanders and Afghan allies would be evacuated from Afghanistan but that’s cold comfort for Kazimi who thus far is in the dark about the fate of his brother and two sisters.
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Read more: Afghanistan: My siblings served New Zealand, now they're targets
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As the Taliban regains its foothold on the Afghanistan capital of Kabul, women across the country are sitting, waiting – many hiding – in fear. But not all women are willing to conform to the archaic mandates previously enforced by the militant group.
"I have no intention of getting [a burqa]. I don't want to hide behind a curtain-like cloth," 26-year-old university student Habiba told The Guardian.
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ANALYSIS: All that blood and treasure and for what? The war in Afghanistan now reaches its tragic – and some would say inevitable – conclusion.
The Taliban – a fundamentalist theocracy – is back in power. The Government is scrambling to evacuate the estimated 53 New Zealanders there, plus Afghan nationals and their immediate families who helped the New Zealand Defence Force, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Operation Burnham inquiry. Chief of the Defence Force Kevin Short estimated that hundreds of people could potentially be rescued.
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Read more: Afghanistan war: 20 years of blood and treasure – and for what
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Thousands of civilians desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul airport on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital, prompting the US military to suspend evacuations as the United States came under mounting criticism at home over its pullout.
Crowds converged on the airport seeking to escape, including some clinging to a US military transport plane as it taxied on the runway, according to footage posted by a media company. Several men plunged to their deaths, ITV News reported.
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New Zealand has joined an international statement on the situation in Afghanistan, calling on the Taliban to allow Afghans and other citizens to depart if they wish.
"Given the deteriorating security situation, we support, are working to secure, and call on all parties to respect and facilitate, the safe and orderly departure of foreign nationals and Afghans who wish to leave the country," the joint statement reads.
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Just months after we ended our 20-year deployment to Afghanistan, New Zealand is redeploying troops - a mercy mission to bring home Kiwis and resettle Afghan nationals who worked for our Government.
Hundreds of Afghans and their families could be resettled in New Zealand, and our elite SAS troops could be tasked with keeping the operation safe.
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Read more: Jacinda Ardern deploys troops to Afghanistan just months after New Zealand pulled out
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The Government has promised to resettle more than 37 Afghan nationals who claim to have worked with New Zealand forces, and a C130 Hercules transport plane will soon head to Afghanistan to assist with the evacuation of foreign citizens.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday said that Cabinet had made the decision to deploy the Air Force asset to aid the international evacuation effort, and an “in principle” decision to provide residence to Afghan allies who have been lobbying the Government for help.
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