Should Sweden's troops be on the ground in Afghanistan? Just one of Sweden's parliamentary parties - the Left - wants to withdraw troops altogether, the others are in favour of allowing the peace-keeping troops to remain there until the Afghan government can take over the responsibility.

And apart from the controversy surrounding the West's role in Afghanistan following the Wikileaks scandal, Sweden's own role has recently changedIn response to criticism about ineffectiveness carrying out aid, Sweden turned over some of its responsibilities there to Turkey in July.