Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Government has identified 53 New Zealanders who are stranded in Afghanistan after the fall of the government to Taliban forces overnight. By RNZThe NZDF will not be required to land in Kabul itself but will be providing airlift support in and around Afghanistan, the Defence Minister says. Defence Minister Peeni Henare told Morning Report the New Zealand Defence Force is unlikely to land in Afghanistan itself. The NZDF will not be required to land in Kabul itself but will be providing airlift support in and around Afghanistan, Henare said. Henare said the Defence Force have identified at least 53 New Zealand citizens and associates on a list of evacuees that has been shared with New Zealand's international partners.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 16, 2021 22:30 UTC