The threat of terrorist attack was also a factor in the decision to conclude our activities out of Kabul airport when we did, as highlighted by the Prime Minister and the Chief of Defence Force in their media stand-up on the matter on Friday, 27 August. By that time, MFAT had advised people not to come to Kabul airport. Sadly, that threat materialised in the early hours of 27 August, New Zealand time, with the heinous act of terror perpetrated by the Islamic State in Khorasan Province that we witnessed outside the Kabul airport mere hours after the NZDF presence had withdrawn.