Defence Force
Afghan villagers' lawyers formally call for inquiry
Lawyers acting for villagers claiming they were caught up in a raid involving New Zealand troops have formally asked for an independent investigation.
Hit & Run authors dispute NZDF account
It is impossible the Defence Force carried out a simultaneous raid on a separate Afghan village the night that civilians were killed, the authors say. Video, Audio
Defence Force acknowledges for first time Afghan raid may have killed civilians
After initially denying any civilians were killed, Lieutenant General Tim Keating says rounds from an Apache gunship hit a building which could have housed civilians. Audio
Hit & Run author adamant civilians, not insurgents killed
Hit & Run authors say six civilians were killed in Afghanistan on the same night the Defence Force says nine insurgents were killed. Could it be possible two raids occurred simultaneously? Video, Audio
Defence Force concedes civilians may have been killed in NZ lead raid
The New Zealand Defence Force now admits some civilians may have been killed in a New Zealand led SAS raid in Afghanistan, but insist Hit & Run authors have key details wrong. Video, Audio
NZDF response to Hit and Run book
Al Gillespie of Waikato University on Lieutenant General Tim Keating's response to the Hit and Run book on Afghanistan SAS operations. Audio
Afghan raids: NZDF rubbishes claims in book Hit & Run
The Defence Force is rubbishing claims in the book Hit & Run, saying New Zealand troops were never involved in the two Afghan villages named in the book. Audio
Hit and Run author expects inquiry within days
Jon Stephenson expects an inquiry into the raids on Afghan villages detailed in his book to be announced soon, and hopes it will in particular examine the alleged beating and torture of an Afghan man. Audio
PM 100 percent behind defence services
The PM says he backs the defence services 100 percent, as he prepares for a top-level meeting about allegations the military was involvement in civilian deaths in Afghanistan.
Afghan raids: RSA head backs inquiry for 'clarity'
The RSA national president's stance, that an inquiry should be held into allegations New Zealand soldiers deliberately attacked Afghan civilians in 2010, is backed by an armed conflict law expert.
Evidence points toward Defence Force cover up, lawyers say
Lawyers Rodney Harrison QC, Deborah Manning and Richard McLeod today called for an independent inquiry into New Zealand's SAS troop's involvement in a 2010 raid in Afghanistan. Video, Audio
Family of killed soldier back Defence Force
Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell, 28, was killed in Bamiyan in Afghanisation in 2010. His family are unhappy Nicky Hager's Hit & Run book has put him back in the headlines. Video, Audio
Raid deaths were not justified, Afghan doctor says
Civilians were not armed during botched raids involving the NZSAS, a doctor who helped the wounded says. Audio
Government continues to bat off calls for SAS inquiry
The Deputy Prime Minister, Paula Bennett, says the Government is in no hurry to launch an inquiry despite the Defence Minister at the time admitting civilians were killed. Audio
Former defence minister rejects Afghan war crimes claim
A former Defence Minister accepts civilians died when the SAS attacked two Afghan villages but is rejecting claims soldiers could have committed war crimes. Audio
Former SAS commander doubts an inquiry would reveal much
A former SAS commander says he doubts an inquiry into the Afghan attack, so long after the event, will shed much light on what went wrong. Audio
Mapp: SAS not guilty of war crimes, operation a "fiasco"
The former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp says New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan are not guilty of war crimes. He says although the operation was a fiasco, they acted in the reasonable belief they were… Audio
Radio silence from Defence Force on Hit & Run claims
"In 2014 I was informed that... a 3-year-old child got killed". Former defence minister Wayne Mapp is at odds with the Defence Force who are insisting no civilians were killed in an SAS joint mission… Audio
Afghan raid: Ex-minister accepts reports of civilian deaths
Ex-Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has accepted reports civilians were killed in a 2010 raid in Afghanistan involving the New Zealand SAS. Audio
PM doesn't rule out inquiry into Afghanistan attack
RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson discusses reports former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has confirmed civilians were killed in an attack in Afghanistan. Audio
