Tag: Afghanistan
Norway to re-assess its role in Afghanistan
After lots of criticism over the lack of a public evaluation of Norwegian military and civilian operations in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide...
Norway mum on its chaotic exit from Afghanistan
There's been lots of criticism and disagreement over how Norway handled its hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control in August 2021....
Taliban meetings may spark more
Last week's series of controversial meetings with the Taliban in Oslo reflect Norway's aim to revive its role as an international peace broker, and...
No fairy tale with the Taliban in Oslo
NEWS ANALYSIS: It's either ironic or intentionally symbolic that Norway's new Labour-led government hosted highly controversial talks with the Taliban at an Oslo hotel...
Government invites Taliban to Norway
Norway's foreign ministry announced Friday that the Norwegian government has invited representatives of the Taliban to Oslo early next week for "conversations" about the...
Hopes rise for would-be refugees
Several Afghan citizens who worked for Norwegian defense forces in Afghanistan have received emails from Norway's defense ministry, informing them that their applications for...
Taliban moves into Norway’s embassy
Nearly 60 members of the Taliban have moved into Norway's and Denmark's embassy complex in Kabul, after it was evacuated and closed in mid-August....
Norway calls for more US ‘humility’
The Norwegian government doesn't think the US-led withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan last month was the "extraordinary success" that US President Joe Biden...
Afghan evacuees swiftly resettled
Fully 676 of the 860 Afghans flown under chaotic conditions to Norway last week have already been granted status as refugees, and 243 have...
Fate of military equipment ‘unsure’
Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen said neither he nor military brass know what's happened to around NOK 600 million worth of weapons, vehicles, communications equipment...
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