NZ wants exit plan for commandos in Afghanistan

[Coventina]

Source: Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's prime minister said Monday that he wants an exit strategy before sending the country's elite Special Air Service combat troops back to Afghanistan as the U.S. has requested.

Prime Minister John Key said that sending the commandos for a fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan "would be a very hard decision, not something we would take lightly."

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said the U.S. formally requested that New Zealand send its Special Air Service troops back into Afghanistan following a meeting he had with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Washington earlier this month.

Key said Monday he had not seen details of the U.S. proposal, but said, "If we were to do something, it would be part of a long-term exit strategy."



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[dipsydoodle]

1. Expects an exit plan ?

:rofl: