Monday 31 January, 2005
The Minister of Defence, Hon Mark Burton farewelled the New Zealand Defence Force contingent for Afghanistan at Christchurch airport on Saturday January 29, 2005.
The deployment of 120-strong New Zealand led Provincial Reconstruction Team (NZ PRT) will replace the current NZ PRT in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan.
The new contingent is led by Group Captain John Duxfield who has visited Afghanistan before and spent time with the development group, which organises tasks for the NZ PRT.
The NZ PRT will undertake engineering projects, school refurbishments, and local village health programmes. They will also continue with the patrol in and around Bamyan and will assist with the Parliamentary elections in April. More Images
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