PM expresses condolences after loss of SAS
soldier
Prime Minister John Key today expressed the
Government’s sadness at the death of a New Zealand Special
Air Service soldier in Afghanistan.
“I was informed
earlier today that the soldier was shot while the SAS were
mentoring the Afghan Crisis Response Unit during an
operation in the Wardak Province of Afghanistan near
Kabul,” says Mr Key.
“On behalf of the New Zealand
Government, I want to offer my sincerest condolences to the
soldier’s family, and the Defence Force community.
“I
am saddened by the loss of this SAS soldier, the second from
the unit to die in Afghanistan. It is a reminder of the
volatile and dangerous conditions that our Defence Force
personnel face in Afghanistan while serving their
country,” says Mr Key.
“This soldier has paid the
highest price for his service to this country, and we mourn
his loss with heavy
hearts.”
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