Tag: Afghanistan
Brende sends more aid to Afghanistan
Globe-trotting Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende spent much of his weekend in Afghanistan and pledged an extra NOK 50 million (USD 7.5 million) in financial...
Norway troops to Iraq, Afghanistan
UPDATED: Norway's government has confirmed plans to send a total of 195 military personnel to Iraq and Afghanistan as a contribution to the US-led international...
Afghan interpreter wins asylum
Faizullah Muradi, who worked as an interpreter for Norwegian forces in Afghanistan only to be deported from Norway after arriving as a refugee, has...
Jens flies towards new NATO duties
He won't formally take over until October 1, but Norway's former prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, was already reported to be on a flight to...
Warm welcome for returning Afghan interpreter
Norwegian military veterans in full uniform, other enthusiastic supporters and a full press corps were among those waiting to welcome Faizullah Muradi back to...
UDI to fly Muradi back to Norway
Afghan interpreter Faizullah Muradi will be flown back to Norway on Thursday, after the immigration appeals board UNE decided he could stay in Norway...
Interpreter’s return ‘only right’
"I feel happy, I cannot express how happy I am," exclaimed deported Afghan interpreter Faizullah Muradi on national radio in Norway Tuesday morning. Muradi,...
Veterans campaign for translator
UPDATED: More than 3,000 signatures gathered by Norwegian veterans in support of deported Afghan interpreter Faizulla Muradi were presented to the Justice Ministry on...
PM wouldn’t help Afghan interpreter
UPDATED: An Afghan man who sought asylum after working as an interpreter for the Norwegian military was deported on Tuesday, after authorities refused to...
Norway may stay in Afghanistan
UPDATED: Norway's new defense minister, Ine Eriksen Søreide, spent the weekend visiting Norwegian troops in Afghanistan and evaluating whether to extend their mission. Søreide...
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