Tag: Afghanistan
WikiLeaks: Norway talked to Taliban
New WikiLeaks documents made available to Oslo newspaper Aftenposten suggest that Norwegian officials took the initiative to open negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan...
WikiLeaks unveils embassy documents
Norwegian media were reporting Sunday night that among the tens of thousands of diplomatic documents revealed by WikiLeaks, more than 700 were sent from...
Norway plots Afghan withdrawal
UPDATED: Three of Norway's top government ministers traveled to the NATO summit in Lisbon on Friday, where the war in Afghanistan was high on...
Ex-UN envoy stirs Afghan debate
UPDATED: Kai Eide, the Norwegian diplomat who until recently served as the United Nations' top envoy in Kabul, has revealed a new bitterness over...
Norway to reshuffle its Afghan troops
Norwegian troops are being pulled back from high risk areas in Afghanistan, not only because Afghan troops are supposedly ready to take their place. There's...
NRK: ‘Deadly attack on Norwegians in Kabul was warned in advance’
Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) was reporting Friday morning that international forces in Afghanistan were warned in advance about a terrorist attack on a Kabul hotel...
Military uproar over ‘raw’ attitudes
Norway's military establishment was in an uproar on Monday after soldiers reportedly have showed an "unacceptable attitude," indicating little remorse over killing and claiming...
Soldiers reveal a hunter mentality
A new book based on Norwegian soldiers' frank descriptions of their actions in Afghanistan has revealed a hunter mentality among them, as they track...
Norwegian soldiers under fire daily
Norwegian soldiers on duty in Afghanistan have been the targets of 165 attacks and several road bombs during the first half of this year....
Soldiers keen to serve in Afghanistan
Despite rising casualty rates and some renewed calls to bring troops home, Norwegian soldiers are showing strong interest in serving in Afghanistan. More than...
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