Defense Minister Anne-Grete Stroem-Erichsen said there is now a need to send more troops to the front line in Northern Afghanistan, according to reports reaching here on Monday.
The fighting for the control of the area west of Meymaneh in the Fayab region has been going on for several months. The Defense Minister is now of the opinion that there is a need to strengthen the military presence in the north with helicopters as well as ground forces, Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported.
"We need helicopters to make our troops more mobile. The infrastructure in the Faryab region is difficult. In addition we will strengthen guards and security," the Norwegian Defense Minister said to NRK.
On Saturday, a Norwegian ISAF unit in Mazar-e Sharif came under fire from a group of 20 insurgents near the town of Ghowrmach.
There are around 500 Norwegian soldiers in the NATO-led ISAF force in Afghanistan.
Source: Xinhua
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