Proposal to Continue New Zealand's Contribution to Afghanistan Army Training - Cabinet Documents

21/12/2018 Deployments and Diplomacy, Response to an Official Information Act request, Cabinet material

This publication provides documents on Cabinet's September 2018 decision to continue the New Zealand Defence Force's contribution of 11 personnel to the Afghanistan National Army Officer Academy out to 30 September 2019. Cabinet also agreed that a strategic reassessment of New Zealand's contribution to Afghanistan be provided to Cabinet by June 2019 for the purpose of considering New Zealand's presence in Afghanistan, including possible future military and civilian contributions.

Proposal to Continue New Zealand's Contribution to Afghanistan Army Training - Cabinet Documents
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21 Dec 2018

This publication comprises:

  • the September 2018 Cabinet minute of decision: Proposal to Continue New Zealand's Contribution to Afghanistan Army Training [CAB-18-MIN-0450]
  • the associated Cabinet paper: Proposal to Continue New Zealand's Contribution to Afghanistan Army Training [CAB-18-SUB-0450].

Certain information has been withheld from the documents, in accordance with the following provisions of the Official Information Act 1982. Information is withheld where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand or the international relations of the Government of New Zealand [section 6(a)]. In addition, certain information has been withheld in order to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials [section 9(2)(f)(iv)]. It is not considered that the public interest in this information outweighs the need to protect it.

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