Amin Vakili worked for the Afghanistan government before he moved to New Zealand in 2012. The war in Afghanistan now reaches its tragic – and some would say inevitable – conclusion. 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. But the world probably won’t, and the Taliban probably won't care. ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Defence Minister Peeni Henare and Chief of Defence Air Marshal Kevin Short hold a briefing on the situation in Afghanistan.

Source: Stuff August 16, 2021 17:00 UTC