At approximately 9:20 p.m. local time, a Humvee taking a patrol member to see a doctor at Romero base in Bamiyan province was destroyed by an improvised explosive device.
Peacekeeping
Events In History
24 July 2000
Private Leonard Manning was the first New Zealander killed in combat since the Vietnam War.
20 September 1999
New Zealand troops arrived at Komoro airfield in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste (East Timor), as part of the Interfet mission to stabilise the province.
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Links - military history
Links to military resources including personnel records, medal winners and war graves. Read the full article
Page 5 - Post Second World War
Links to further information about New Zealand's military participation since the Second World