New Zealand's Elite Warriors

"The people of Afghanistan don't want to go back and live like that," Mrs. Bush told reporters on her plane as it made the nearly 14-hour flight to the Afghan capital. "They know what it was like. The international community can't drop Afghanistan now, at this very crucial time."

U.S. first lady Laura Bush, center, poses for a group photo with New Zealand soldiers during a welcoming ceremony at the military compound in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 8, 2008. New Zealand military took over Bamiyan's Provincial Reconstruction Team Base from U.S. Troops in 2003.