Jacinda Ardern ends New Zealand flights from Afghanistan: 'We weren't able to bring everyone'

Prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced New Zealand was ending further flights into Kabul, due to the continuing threat of terrorist attacks. The announcement followed an attack at the airport on Thursday that killed least 60 Afghans and 13 US soldiers.

Ardern said she did not know how many visa holders from Afghanistan remained in the country, nor how many of those registered on SafeTravel managed to get out, but said New Zealand had not given up on trying to bring visa-holders home

[Budanevey]

Don't whatever you do hand a list over to the Taliban with the details of your trapped citizens.

[Cheekywill]

I thought she was wearing airpods at first

[colors]

To be fair little New Zealand had no business being in Afghanistan at all they should be a lifelong neutral country like Ireland, Switzerland and Sweden. With all the problems they have back home, indigenous people living in squalor and suffering from food insecurity, it's crazy that they spend money on their military like Shame on you!!

[paxundpeace]

Sometimes you have to admit that not everything is possible when allies abandon the mission .

[ivermektin]

Remember these people lock you up for your safety but abandon their own abroad.

[tomfaranda]

Stunning that, sge, would give up like this

[prime]

People criticise India but guess what all the indians were rescued from afghanistan… but a country that claims(nz)itself as more developed is not thinkng about its people… such a shame

[pukhtoon.]

I am from afgan, We are being persecuted so much. Please help me!

[s.venkateswarpatnaik]

All New Zealanders should be brought back to Home and given Employment and Earnings🇳🇿🎆Indeed jobs have to assist in providing information about the job seekers

[davidcanatella]

I prefer to get medical information from experts in the field of medicine rather than bank appointed prime ministers soaked in pharmaceutical money. Maybe Im assuming too much and she’s being a sociopath for free.