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A person who worked with the New Zealand Defence Force in Afghanistan was killed by the Taliban overnight, 1News understands. 

Afghan interpreters who served with the NZDF stand outside Parliament to ask the Government to help their families in Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, the calls continue for the Government to help more people who had worked with New Zealand get out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. 

In September, Afghan interpreters stood outside Parliament for three hours hoping to meet with the Government. The interpreters said they were fearful that their families were being hunted by the Taliban because they had helped New Zealand. 


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"Our families are scared and are in hiding,” one interpreter said at the time. 

On Thursday, the Government announced it was sending a Special Representative to the Middle East to help people who have been granted visas get out of Afghanistan. 

Visas have been granted for more than 1250 people. Those visas included many at risk from the Taliban, such as judges, human rights workers and prominent women. 

Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta said the Government was now focussed on how to support people to enter New Zealand. 

Dr Ellen Nelsen, a former army captain helping Afghans flee the country, said it was a good first step. 

“There's more [New Zealand] can do to issue visas to people who are eligible, and there's more that our country can be doing to urgently get these people out to safety,” Nelsen said.

“And if we don't do it, more people are going to die just like this guy yesterday.” 

Prior to the withdrawal, 393 New Zealand visa holders were evacuated from Afghanistan and another 35 have arrived since.

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Note from Nighthawk.NZ:
I am going to be blunt... This falls on your hands Jacinda... your hands... you had ample time to get them out and didn't. You fumbled about with your weak arsed "Defence Minister" and misguided inexperienced "Minister of Foreign Affairs" flouting about wasting time. Time was the one thing you didn't have. You were more worried about making sure you say the right thing but not doing the right thing.

This is the second interpreter that we know that has been killed by the Taliban. The blood is on your hands, and your hands alone. You could have got them out earlier this year but you didn't. Why? How many more?
 
How many more? There is a saying most armed forces have and being ex navy it still stands true to me... No one left behind. They helped our troops... why didn't you help them. Jacinda, You make me sick. You are a hack.

And when you did make a move it was far too little, far too late. Why not send 2nd C-130, and a 757... oh were they broken and only one flyable? And we can't blame the armed forces but you as government that supplies their equipment, they do the best they can with what they are given.
 
You don't take defence seriously enough, you are a typical talker and do nothing politician with your "Oh I push back on that with we just upgraded the frigates and doing.. blah blah blah." Bullocks and again too little, too late. Start taking defence seriously.
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