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The war on terror has seen kiwi troops in Afghanistan for nearly five years but according to Prime Minister Helen Clark the world is no safer since the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.
While New Zealand has worked alongside the United States helping to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan, Clark's government refused to send combat troops into Iraq, opting instead for a rebuilding role.