The left-leaning coalition preparing to form Norway's next government said Thursday it plans to withdraw Norwegian troops from Iraq and from US-led operations in Afghanistan. The Nordic country has 20 soldiers in Iraq, 10 serving in staff-officer positions within the British and Polish contingents, and 10 involved in training Iraqi forces. The three-party Red-Green bloc said it would withdraw troops serving in the US-led "Enduring Freedom" operation in Afghanistan, but would increase its participation in NATO operations there. Norway has 369 troops in Afghanistan, mostly in the NATO-led international security force headquartered in Kabul. It also has special forces serving under US command, but the military has declined to reveal their exact number or duties.More about:Norway, Iraq, Nordic countries, Afghanistanfunction initServerVars() { _headup.clientHost = 'http://newstopics.jpost.com'; _headup.termsFromServer = 'Norway$$Iraq$$Nordic country$$Afghanistan$$Kabul$$NATO'; _headup.annotatedTerms = ['dbpedia:Norway$$1', 'dbpedia:Iraq$$1'] _headup.widgetMode = 'snippet'; _headup.snippetButtonStyle = 'banner'; _headup.blackListedUrl = false; } <!-- Terms Count: 6 TTL: 60 Terms From Server: Nordic country, Afghanistan, Norway, Kabul, NATO, Iraq DateTime: 6/1/2011 2:21:24 AM -->