The United States military may seek repayment from New Zealand for years of free meals enjoyed by Kiwi troops in Afghanistan, according to a new report. Coalition partners in Afghanistan received $6.3 million US ($8.8 million NZ) of dining services between January 2016 and September 2019 from contractors for which they were never billed. Other countries, termed “lift-and-sustain” coalition partners and including Turkey, Azerbaijan and Bosnia-Herzegovina, have their logistics, support and services provided free of charge. In addition to the $6.3 million of dining services which were never billed for, US Forces also under-billed coalition forces by $2.9 million. New Zealand military personnel have been deploying to Afghanistan since 2001, following the US invasion sparked by the 9/11 terror attacks.

Source: Stuff July 01, 2020 00:45 UTC