'New Zealand has announced that it will withdraw its last remaining troops from Afghanistan by May, concluding a 20-year deployment that was the country’s longest-running one.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that Afghanistan’s internal peace process represented the best prospect for an enduring political solution in the troubled country, meaning the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) was no longer required.'
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New Zealand troops to leave Afghanistan after 20-year deployment, February 17, 2021
Context(Afghan peace negotiations) - '..the United States, Russia, and China (the troika) plus Pakistan.'(Peace) - '..Sadly, my generation had to relearn the lessons of Vietnam in Iraq and Afghanistan .. to do everything in our power to avoid more wars..'(Afghanistan) - 'This Parliament is committed to an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace agreement, but we cannot stand alone.'