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NATO seeks troops for Afghanistan

NATO's Norwegian secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, wants his homeland to send more troops to Afghanistan. Norway has withdrawn most all its soldiers after years...

MPs debate lessons from Afghanistan

The Norwegian government and Members of Parliament (MPs) finally took time in the New Year to study and debate Norway's lengthy participation in the war in...

‘Horrible’ refugee returns questioned

Several Members of Parliament are demanding answers from Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug regarding her active efforts to return asylum seekers to Aghanistan. Some are calling...

Norway maintains aid to Afghanistan

Foreign Minister Børge Brende says Norway will continue to send around NOK 700 million (USD 87 million) in aid to Afghanistan every year until...

Report blasts efforts to aid Afghanistan

Norway's efforts to help create a stable and democratic state in Afghanistan have been all but wasted, according to a report on Norway's involvment...

Asylum centers hit the bursting point

Nearly all of Norway's transit centers for newly arrived refugees seeking asylum are now full, after the number of asylum seekers arriving in Norway...

Taliban in Norway for ‘informal talks’

Norwegian foreign ministry officials have confirmed that representatives of the militant Islamic extremist group Taliban are in Norway this week for what they called "informal...

Author faces another court challenge

Norwegian author Åsne Seierstad scored a legal victory this week over the Kabul bookseller who formed the basis for one of her first books to...

Taliban minister fights deportation

A former Taliban minister who was sent out of Norway last year is now trying to return, legally fighting his deportation in an Oslo courtroom...

Jens ‘tense’ before first NATO meeting

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has been flying around Europe and as far as Afghanistan since taking over as secretary general of NATO...
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