Afghanistanuka 2026

Seminaroversikt

26. oktober

From armed conflict to climate risk
11:30-13:00
Samarbeidspartner: Nupi, Sipri
Sted: Nupi, Rosenkrantz’ gate 22, Oslo
Lunsj vil bli servert fra 11:30 og programmet begynner 11:45

Afghanistan is the world’s sixth most climate-vulnerable country and among the least equipped to respond, yet it stands outside international climate finance and normal diplomatic relations. Five years after the Taliban took power, large-scale armed conflict has ended. The pressures on stability now run through water, land and livelihoods. Development assistance, including over USD 800 million in climate financing, was suspended in 2021. Yet engagement has widened. Where does that leave technical cooperation on climate adaptation? Meanwhile, recommendations to the UN and donors wait on political decisions no one is close to taking.

This seminar asks what can be done in the meantime, and which structures on the ground can carry the work.

Panel

• Moderator: Cedric de Coning, Research Professor and co-director of the Climate, Peace and Security Risk project, NUPI
• Bjørn Staurset Jahnsen, Norway’s Special Representative to Afghanistan 
• Charity Watson, Climate, Peace and Security Advisor, UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
• Ibraheem Bahiss, Senior Analyst Asia Program, International Crisis Group
• Karim Merchant, expert on climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction and natural resource management in Afghanistan and fragile states 
• Katongo Seyuba, Researcher, Sipri

Påmelding 

The Myth of Neutrality: Afghanistan’s Cultural Industries Under Occupation
17:00-18:00
Sted: Vega Scene, Hausmanns gate 28, Oslo

For over two decades, the main discourse around the Western intervention in Afghanistan has been articulated around ideas of modernisation, progress, emancipation and democracy, with youth and women as the main recipients and beneficiaries of such an endeavour. From the very early stages of the American-led occupation, this narrative lens became the justification that tightly linked the civilian presence to the military agenda thus tarnishing any pretence of neutrality of aid and development initiatives. The space of contemporary cultural production and consumption became one of the primary channels to convey the occupying forces’ political agenda through music, film, visual arts and photography. This contested arena proved to be as divisive as it was transformative.  

Panel

• Moderator: Terje Watterdal, Country Director, Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC)
• Amanullah Mojadidi, Conceptual artist, writer and researcher
• Aziz Hazara, Interdisciplinary artist

25 years in Afghanistan
18:30-20:30
Samarbeidspartnere: Oslo Dokumentarkino, Vega Scene
Sted: Vega Scene, Kino TRE, Hausmanns gate 28, Oslo

Freshta Safi will give a short introduction before the film.

The film 25 Years in Afghanistan follows Mir from the age of eight to adulthood as a family man, from 2002 to 2026. It is an updated version of the film My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years in Afghanistan, which won a BAFTA in addition to a long list of other awards around the world. This newly released version covers the lives of Mir and his family after the Taliban takeover in 2021. The two filmmakers began filming Mir when, as an eight-year-old, he was playing in the ruins of the destroyed Buddha statues in the Bamiyan Valley, where his family lived as refugees in a cave. Later, the filmmakers followed him as a teenager who often missed school because he had to help provide food so that the family could survive. In his twenties, Mir gets married, has children, and moves to Kabul, where he learns the trade of camera operator for news channels. He helps cover the Taliban’s advance and subsequent takeover of Kabul in 2021. This becomes a new turning point in the family’s lives and the start of a more difficult period. Throughout the story, the Western intervention in Afghanistan, along with the shifting priorities and changes in how the war was fought, forms the backdrop to the family’s lives over the 25 years.

Filmed & directed by Phil Grabsky & Shoaib Sharifi, Storbritannia 2026, 99 min. Watch the trailer here.

Filmen er utsolgt.

27. oktober

Afghanistan Today
08:30-10:00
Sted: Henry Dunant-salen, Hausmanns gate 5, Oslo

Afghanistan today receives comparatively scant attention in international media and research. Restrictions on media and on freedom of speech add to the difficulties faced by those outside (and inside) the country in keeping track of current developments. This panel will take a closer look at political, social, gender and economic dynamics of current-day Afghanistan, bringing together analysts, aid workers and journalists with recent experience in the country.

Panel

• Moderator: Torunn Wimpelmann, Research Director, Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)
• Charity Watson, Climate, Peace and Security Advisor, UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
• Ibraheem Bahiss, Senior Analyst Asia Program, International Crisis Group
• Kawoon Khamoosh, Senior Broadcast Journalist, BBC World Service

China’s involvement and influence in Afghanistan
10:30-11:30
Samarbeidspartnere: Chr. Michelsens Institute (CMI), Institutt for fredsforskning (PRIO)
Sted: Henry Dunant-salen, Hausmanns gate 5, Oslo

China’s relationship with Afghanistan is deeply embedded in the broader China-Pakistan-Afghanistan geopolitical landscape. While Afghanistan is far less important to China economically than Pakistan, it has significant strategic relevance due to its location, security implications, and potential role in regional connectivity. China has maintained diplomatic engagement with the Taliban since 2021 and, although limited, continued official and private investments in mining, energy and infrastructure. Terrorist attacks and the low intensity war between Pakistan and Afghanistan challenges Chinese investments, influence and non-interference policy in what has become a highly volatile region.

Panel

• Moderator: Kaja Borchgrevink, Senior Researcher, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
• Arne Strand, Senior Researcher, Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)
• Katja Mielke, Senior Researcher, Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies
• Mirwais Wardak, Researcher, Peace Training and Research Organisation

Understanding Taliban Rule
12:00-13:30
Samarbeidspartner: Chr. Michelsens Institute (CMI)
Sted: Henry Dunant-salen, Hausmanns gate 5, Oslo

Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has held power since September 2021 when an interim government was established in Kabul with military commanders in key positions. Except for closure of the Ministry of Women Affairs the ministry structure and functions remain in place, including some former administrative staff. The IEA have gradually assumed control over Afghan embassies and representations, though some remain with Islamic Republic appointed staff – as to the United Nations. The IEA differ from most other states with its absence of an elected or appointed national assembly or Loya Jirga and a ratified Constitution. Except for Russia no other states have recognised the IEA due to their repressive gender practices, continued hosting of terror groups and for lack of a more representative government. There is, however, an acknowledgement of IEA’s full control over Afghan territory and most regional countries have maintained diplomatic representation in Kabul.

The questions we ask in this session are: How did the Taliban transform from a decentralised resistance movement to a highly centralised theocracy, and how is power and influence balanced within the IEA and between cities and the countryside? To what extent can international actors influence IEA policies and how it is possible to ascertain if conditionality and sanctions, or rather diplomacy and dialogue might have larger impact?

Panel

• Moderator: Arne Strand, Senior Researcher, Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)
• Ibraheem Bahiss, Senior Analyst Asia Program, International Crisis Group
• Kawoon Khamoosh, Senior Broadcast Journalist, BBC World Service
• Terje Magnussønn Watterdal, Country Director, Afghanistankomiteen (NAC)

Mobilisation and Women’s Access to Justice in Afghanistan
14:00-15:30
Samarbeidspartnere: Menneskerettighetsfondet (NHRF), Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI)
Sted: Henry Dunant-salen, Hausmanns gate 5, Oslo

Afghanistan is facing one of the world’s most severe human rights crises. Since the Taliban’s return to power five years ago, women and girls have faced unprecedented restrictions on their access to justice, legal representation, education, employment, and public life. At the same time, Afghan women and men, both inside and outside the country, have continued to document violations, advocate for women’s rights, and seek pathways to justice and accountability. This panel brings together leading human rights defenders and experts to explore what access to justice means in Afghanistan today. The discussion will connect developments inside Afghanistan with international accountability efforts, while placing the experiences, leadership, and resilience of Afghan women at its centre. By highlighting both the current challenges and ongoing initiatives, the panel aims to deepen understanding of how justice and accountability can be pursued under extraordinarily critical circumstances and critically examine how different actors can support these efforts.  

Panel

• Moderator: Hasina Shirzad, Programme Adviser, Norwegian Human Rights Fund (NHRF)
• Video message: Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan
• Huma Saeed, Senior Fellow, CUNY Law School and MADRE
• Sayed Hussain Anosh, Executive Lead, HRD+

Beyond the Stalemate: Official Opening of Afghanistan Week 2026
18:00-19:30
Sted: Henry Dunant-salen, Hausmanns gate 5, Oslo

Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, contact with the Islamic Emirate is becoming normalised even though formal recognition is still mostly withheld. Regional actors engage pragmatically, and among Western governments there is a trend towards de facto normalisation, driven partly by migration control. The restrictions on women and girls have meanwhile been tightened: girls are barred from secondary school and university, and women are shut out of most work and much of public life. Humanitarian needs are growing, funding is shrinking, and millions of Afghans forced back from Iran and Pakistan are straining communities further.

Afghanistan Week 2026 opens with the question that runs through the whole programme: If current approaches are not delivering, what should we do differently?

Opening speech from Liv Kjølseth, Secretary General, Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC).

Briefing from Kabul
Opening statement on behalf of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) by Charity Watson, Climate, Peace and Security Advisor.

High-level panel: Dialogue or distance?
Norway has kept a channel of dialogue open, in line with its long-standing principle of talking to all parties in a conflict. Ireland, which holds the EU Presidency this autumn, has warned against contact that normalises the regime and put its weight behind international accountability. Can dialogue and pressure work side by side, how should European governments coordinate when they disagree, and what would a more effective approach look like?

Panel

• Moderator: Nasrin Naimy, Senior Political Advisor, The Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC)
• Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Claire Buckley, Ambassador of Ireland to Norway 

Afghan perspectives: Beyond dialogue or distance
The international debate is locked in a choice between dialogue and distance. In this all-Afghan panel, Fereshta Abbasi, Orzala Nemat and Zuhra Bahman will take stock of where Afghanistan stands. How do Afghans see dialogue and pressure, and what has each meant in practice? The panel then turns to how to move forward. What new thinking is emerging among Afghans, and are there approaches that go beyond the dialogue-or-distance track? Finally, they will say what they want the politicians in the room to do differently, and how the international community can best contribute.

Panel

• Moderator: Arne Strand, Senior Researcher, Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)
• Fereshta Abbasi, Researcher in the Asia division, Human Rights Watch
• Orzala Nemat, Afghan scholar and civil society activist
• Zuhra Bahman, Country Director, Search for Common Ground Afghanistan

Cultural segment
Poetry reading by Khaleda Froagh

28. oktober

Building Horizons for Afghanistan – A future beyond sanctions and isolation
08:30-10:00
Samarbeidspartner: CMI – Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation
Sted: Kulturhuset, Youngs gate 6, Oslo

Afghanistan has one of the youngest populations in the world. Whether young people find work and a stake in their society will shape the country’s stability for decades – and, as in many countries with a growing youth cohort, the alternative is migration, marginalisation and vulnerability to radicalisation. Job creation is not only a development issue but a peace and security issue. Beneath the headlines, young Afghan entrepreneurs are creating jobs and livelihoods – in microbusinesses, start-ups and youth-led initiatives across the country. Many of them do so with skills and networks gained abroad, as millions of Afghans have returned in recent years. But they operate under limits they cannot change on their own: sanctions and banking restrictions that cut them off from payments and trade finance, an almost complete absence of investment capital, and an international community that has largely withdrawn since 2021. This session gives young Afghan business owners the floor first. They will describe the current moment as they see it – what is possible, what is not, and what kind of support actually makes a real difference. International stakeholders then respond: what can donors, development banks and the private sector realistically do within today’s constraints, and where do the constraints themselves need to change? The discussion also speaks to a Norwegian debate. Prosjekt Vendepunkt, the government’s review of Norwegian development policy, has put job creation forward as a priority for Norwegian aid. Afghanistan is a test of what this means. Is it possible to invest in youth and the private sector in Afghanistan?

Panel

• Moderator: Alex Virtanen, Head of Asia section, CMI – Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation
• Erik Abild, Director of humanitarian assistance and comprehensive response, The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
• Female and male Afghan entrepreneurs (will participate online)
• Iiris Niemelä, YPS Focal Point, CMI – Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation
• Roger Peltzer, Chairman of the Board, Trustees of the Afghanistan Credit Fund Foundation (ACGF)

Keeping higher education alive in Afghanistan
10:30-12:00
Samarbeidspartner: Studentenes og Akademikernes Internasjonale Hjelpefond (SAIH)
Sted: Kulturhuset, Youngs gate 6, Oslo

For almost five years, girls and women in Afghanistan have been denied access to education beyond primary school. Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where girls and women are formally excluded from secondary and higher education. More than 2.4 million girls are currently unable to attend secondary school, while women have been barred from universities since 2022. Today’s crisis is deep, rooted in a political battleground over modern education and shaped by struggles over curriculum, tradition, ideology and religion. But education has not stopped. Across Afghanistan and beyond its borders, students, educators and organizations are developing alternative ways for women and girls to continue learning, from community-based and home-based education to online learning, non-formal education and opportunities to study abroad. This seminar will explore the current status of education in Afghanistan and what can be done differently moving forward. How are alternative pathways keeping learning alive? What does quality and relevant education look like in the current context? And what can donors, policymakers and education actors do to support these efforts?

The program opens with a student perspective from Nasiba Salehin on why education form women matter, followed by Mustafa Himmati (NAC) on (de)colonistaion of education in Afghanistan, before Torunn Wimpelmann (CMI and SAIH) presents new research on education pathways for Afghan women. The program culminates in a panel discussion on keeping higher education alive in Afghanistan.

Panel

• Lauryn Oates, Executive Director, Right to Learn Afghanistan
• Terje Magnussønn Watterdal, Country Director, Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC)
• Torunn Wimpelmann, Research Director, Chr. Michelsen Institute
• Yahia Baiza, Senior Research Associate, The Institute of Ismaili Studies

The event will conclude with a poetry performance by Eman Ghazniwal, a poet, student activist and former teacher from Kabul.

Å sende penger hjem til Afghanistan: Dialog om motivasjon, forventninger og hva pengeoverføringer bidrar til 
17:00-19:00
Sammarbeidspartner: Nansen Fredssenter
Sted: Kulturhuset, Youngs gate 6, Oslo

Afghanistan er det landet som mottar mest penger gjennom private overføringer fra Norge. I 2025 var det 414 millioner kroner som ble sendt fra privatpersoner i Norge til privatpersoner i Afghanistan. Disse bidragene til slekt og venner utgjør mer enn utviklingsbistand og har stor betydning for de som mottar i et land med kriser på mange fronter. Vi inviterer til scenedialog med norsk-afghanere som deler hva som motiverer til å sende penger, hvilke forventninger de møter, hva pengene bidrar til og hvordan det å sende penger påvirker livet i Norge. Publikum blir invitert inn i dialogen for å dele sine refleksjoner og erfaringer. Dialogen holdes på norsk og organiseres av Nansen Fredssenter.   

I forkant av dialogen blir det en innledning ved Arne Strand (CMI).

Scenedialog:

• Hamideh Moradi
• Moshtaq Ramazan
• Nilofar Anwar

Dialogfasilitering:

• Norunn Grande, Special Advisor, Nansen Fredssenter
• Farzana Kochai, Development and humanitarian professional

Perspective Quiz
19:00
Samarbeidspartner: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Panorama Nyheter
Sted: Kulturhuset, Youngs gate 6, Oslo

Calling all quiz-lovers! This time, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC Flyktninghjelpen) and Panorama Nyheter are co-hosting the Perspective Quiz with the Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC). If you’re a student, NGO worker, journalist, fact freak, know-it-all or anyone else who’s interested in Afghanistan, come join us!

Bring friends and colleagues and come as a team – or come as you are, and we will find a team for you. PS: One point per person will be deducted for quiz teams with more than five participants.

Quizmastere:

• Nilofar Nori
• Agathe Hugel

29. oktober

Despite Restrictions: How Afghan Women Sustain, Resist and Build Peace in Afghanistan
08:30-10:00
Samarbeidspartner: Norad
Sted: Norad, Bygdøy allé 2, Oslo
Registrering og ID-kontroll fra 08.00

Five years of Taliban rule have reshaped governance, law enforcement and social life in Afghanistan. The country faces economic collapse, natural disasters, persistent security threats and growing humanitarian needs, while funding cuts, including to women’s rights and women-led organizations, deepen the crisis. Women bear the heaviest burden. Sweeping restrictions on their movement, dress, work, education and public participation have left them systematically excluded, and Afghanistan still ranks last of 181 countries on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Index. Pushed out of the aid sector, limited to working from home and unable to meet international actors safely, women see their own lives, and the future of Afghan communities, put at risk. Yet Afghan women continue to resist, organize and work across sectors. Their paid and unpaid care labour is essential to the survival of their communities.

This event asks: What does women’s participation in peace and security efforts look like in today’s Afghanistan from women’s own perspectives? Do current international aid approaches empower women under the restrictions, or do they cement their existing status?

Panel

• Moderator: Norunn Grande, Special Advisor, Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue
• Eman Ghazniwal, Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom – Afghanistan section (WILPF), student activist and poet
• Torunn Wimpelmann, Research Director, Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)
• Zuhra Bahman, Country Director, Search for Common Ground Afghanistan

Etter hvert som panelister til de ulike seminarene bekreftes, vil biografiene deres bli lagt til på denne siden.

Andre deltakere

Kun deltakere som har samtykket til at navnet deres blir publisert her er i listen under.

• Aciro Evalyne, Women of Destiny
• Agata Kazmierczak
• Aina Ferretti Sardà, SAIH
• Alberto Dal Poz, Norwegian Refugee Council
• Altina Fazlija, Embassy of the Republic of Kosovo
• Amin Senatorzade
• Anders Vinjar
• Anita Rapp, Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue
• Anne-Sofie Hertzberg
• Anniken Schwamborn, Postcode Lottery
• Antonio Pelegrina Jimenez, University of Bergen
• Arve Ofstad
• Assadullah Fareedzai
• Bente Knagenhjelp, MDG
• Bjørn-Richard Monsen, Save the Children Norway
• Britt Kejo
• Cajsa Wikström, Solidarity Committee for Afghanistan
• Camilla Madsen, DACAAR Denmark
• Cara Cruickshank, Voices Unveiled
• Carsten Carlsen, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Daniela Arocha, Norwegian Church Aid
• Elisabet Eikås, Save the Children Norway
• Elisabeth Leitner, World Vision
• Eman Ghazniwal
• Emilia Viganoni, Emergency ONG
• Enayatullah Azad, University of Oslo
• Erik Abild, Norad
• Fotis Bellon, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS)
• Freddie Neve, Lewis Advisors
• Gabriella Irsten, Solidarity Committee of Afghanistan
• Gry Synnevåg, Norwegian Afghanistan Committee
• Harris Mujtaba, Journalists for Human Rights
• Hassan Ahmed, Veterinarians Without Borders
• Hazelyn Abas Gaudiano
• Helena Barroco
• Henrik Stensby
• Humaira Daniel
• Ingeborg Moa, Norwegian Human Rights Fund
• Ingrid Louise Peck Nyborg, NMBU
• Ingunn Brandvoll, Norwegian Church Aid
• Ingvar Midthun, Norwegian Red Cross
• Jan-Petter Holtedahl, Norad
• Johan Eldebo, World Vision Nordic
• John Inge Løvdal, The Oslo Center
• Julie Caspersen, NUPI
• Kaja Boye Buxrud, Naturvernforbundet
• Kari Thorsen, Norad
• Kambaiz Rafi, Raoul Wallenberg Institute
• Kjell-Gunnar Eriksen
• Kristin Hetle, Oslo Kvinnesaksforening
• Kristin Seim Buflod
• Lars Andreas Lunde, Norad
• Lars-André Skari, House of Agile and Norwegian Afghanistan Committee
• Lauren Berntsen, SAIH
• Lina Elmawardy, AUF
• Linda Våge
• Maisam Shafiye, Norwegian Refugee Council
• Martina Manzari, the Oslo Center
• Mateusz Bartkowski, Nansenskolen
• Mi Christiansen, NOAS
• Mohammad Haroon Mutasem, Raoul Wallenberg Institute
• Muhammad Osman Popal, Futurę Afghan Leaders Organization
• Museera Moghis
• Nicole Sørlie Cottingham, World Vision
• Palwasha Kakar, Afghanistan Women Coordination Umbrella
• Ragnhild Olsby, Norwegian Human Rights Fund
• H.E. Rakhmatulla Nurimbetov, Uzbek Embassy to Sweden, Norway and Denmark
• Renata Ellingsen, Norwegian Church Aid
• Roya Heggstad
• Roya Salim
• Sadiqa Jalali, Dialogue Hub
• Sakina Safdari
• Sayed Nooroddin Alavi, Raoul Wallenberg Institute
• Sersabile Mdlovu, University of Oslo
• Sibylle Mani, OMCT
• Sidra Noor, NUST
• Stein Paul Rosenberg, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Sverre Hjelleset, Norwegian Afghanistan Committee
• Sylvi Bratten, FOKUS
• Tamana Ghani
• Tereza Adamcová, NMBU
• Vibeke Risa, Norwegian Refugee Council
• Wahida Atmar, Danner Afghanistan Women Empowerment Organization (DAWEO)
• Zein Almoghraby, Journalists for Human Rights
• Zohra Waziri, Kiron Education
• Zulfia Abawe, Raoul Wallenberg Institute
• Øistein Tidemand-Johannesen, Norwegian Church Aid
• Åshild Skare, CARE

Om Afghanistanuka

Afghanistanuka ble arrangert for første gang i 2014, og er et arrangement som holdes annethvert år, hvor politikere, journalister, akademikere og aktivister fra Afghanistan, Norge og andre land samles for å ta opp sentrale spørsmål landet står overfor. Målet er å skape et trygt rom for å dele kunnskap, erfaringer, håp og bekymringer. Debatt, aktiv lytting og det å stille spørsmål står sentralt i konseptet. Aller viktigst er målet om å skape en plattform der stemmer fra innsiden av Afghanistan blir hørt.

Siden starten i 2014 har Afghanistanuka blitt arrangert i fellesskap av Afghanistankomiteen, Institutt for fredsforskning i Oslo (PRIO), Chr. Michelsen Institutt (CMI) og Nansensenteret for fred og dialog. Afghanistanuka 2024 tok en status over de siste tre årene, og undersøkte utviklingen av Talibans styre, det internasjonale engasjementet med regimet, og hvordan afghanere har tilpasset seg den nye situasjonen: Konsolidering eller å streve videre? Hva er status for Talibans styringsapparat, hvilke interne splittelser finnes, og hvordan håndteres disse? Hva er kostnadene og gevinstene ved de ulike strategiene for engasjement eller ikke-engasjement? Hva driver mangfoldet av posisjoner ulike aktører inntar, og hvilke lærdommer er trukket? Hvordan ser strategier for endring og overlevelse ut inne i landet?

Les konferanserapporten fra 2024 her:

Arrangørene av Afghanistanuka

Afghanistankomiteen

Afghanistankomiteen ble grunnlagt i 1980 og er en medlemsbasert solidaritetsorganisasjon med aktiviteter i Norge og Afghanistan, samt et valgt styre og sekretariat basert i Norge. Organisasjonens formål er å arbeide sammen med det afghanske folket for å bidra til utviklingen av et fredelig Afghanistan hvor lokalsamfunn overvinner fattigdom og bistandsavhengighet, og hvor mennesker lever i et inkluderende og rettferdig samfunn; å fremme kunnskap om Afghanistan i Norge; og å fremme vennskap mellom det norske og det afghanske folket.

Chr. Michelsen Institutt (CMI)

CMI er et uavhengig forskningsinstitutt for utvikling i Norge. Med en stab på 100 ansatte arbeider de med spørsmål som former globale utviklingstrekk, og genererer kunnskap som kan brukes til å bekjempe fattigdom, fremme menneskerettigheter og bidra til bærekraftig samfunnsutvikling. Les mer her.

Nansen Fredssenter

Nansen Fredssenter fremmer fred, menneskerettigheter, dialog og forsoning gjennom opplæring, formidling og dokumentasjon. Basert på erfaringer fra praktisk freds- og dialogarbeid på tre kontinenter har Nansen Fredssenter gjennom tre tiår utviklet vår dialogmetodikk. Deres er erfaring er at kunnskap om, tiltro til og anvendelse av dialog er en viktig forutsetning for å transformere konflikter og bygge demokratisk beredskap både når kriser inntreffer og før de eskalerer. Les mer her.

Planleggingskomiteen

Planleggingskomiteen for Afghanistanuka har det overordnede ansvaret for programmets sammenheng og det faglige innholdet. Programkomiteen for Afghanistanuka består av:

Arne Strand har en doktorgrad i Post-war Recovery Studies, hvor han studerte koordinering av humanitær bistand i komplekse krisesituasjoner. Forskningen hans fokuserer på bistandskoordinering, tvungen migrasjon og reintegrering, fredsbygging og reform av sikkerhetssektoren, samt humanitær bistand og utviklingsbistand. Strand har vært teamleder for flere evalueringer og forskningsprogrammer i og om Afghanistan. Han har omfattende ledelseserfaring fra frivillige organisasjoner og forskningsinstitusjoner, og har også vært involvert i å utvikle ledelses- og fagkompetanse i afghanske frivillige organisasjoner og fredsbyggingsorganisasjoner.

Liv Kjølseth er statsviter med hovedfag fra Universitetet i Oslo, med spesialisering i internasjonale relasjoner. De siste 20 årene har hun hatt stillingen som generalsekretær i Afghanistankomiteen. Før hun begynte i Afghanistankomiteen var hun informasjons- og påvirkningsrådgiver for Rettferdighet for Det Kurdiske Folk. Hun har tidligere arbeidet for Utlendingsdirektoratet (UDI).

Norunn Grande er spesialrådgiver ved Nansen Fredssenter. Norunn utvikler kurs og undervisningsopplegg samt lager undervisningsmateriell, håndbøker og rapporter, fasiliterer dialog, holder foredrag og tilbyr opplæring i Norge og internasjonalt. Hun har over flere år gitt opplæring i dialog og fredelig konfliktløsning i Afghanistan og også arbeidet med afghansk diaspora i Norge. Tidligere har hun jobbet som rådgiver for den norske UNESCO-kommisjonen, som lektor ved Follo folkehøgskole, som daglig leder ved Norsk Fredssenter og senere Nansen Fredssenter. Norunn er utdannet cand.polit. med hovedfag i statsvitenskap og er varamedlem i styret til Afghanistankomiteen.

Torunn Wimpelmann er postdoktor ved Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), hvor hun for tiden forsker på forholdet mellom jus, religion og afghansk kjønnspolitikk og aktivisme. Hun er forfatter av boken The Pitfalls of Protection: Gender, Violence and Power in Afghanistan (University of California Press, 2017). Mellom 2014 og 2016 var hun medlem av den regjeringsoppnevnte granskningskommisjonen om Norges engasjement i Afghanistan. Hun er for tiden medlem av ekspertgruppen til granskningen av Danmarks engasjement i Afghanistan.

Samarbeidspartnere

Siden starten i 2014 har Afghanistanuka blitt arrangert i fellesskap av Afghanistankomiteen, Institutt for fredsforskning i Oslo (PRIO), Chr. Michelsen Institutt (CMI) og Nansensenteret for fred og dialog.

Avhengig av ukens hovedtemaer inviteres organisasjoner, institusjoner og relevante aktører til å samarrangere enkeltarrangementer.

Samarbeidspartnerne for Afghanistanuka 2026 er: 

Økonomisk støtte

Afghanistanuka 2026 er sjenerøst finansiert av Norad og Fritt Ord.

Praktisk informasjon

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• Flytoget – ca. 20 minutter, avganger hvert 10.–20. minutt. Billett kjøpes på automat, i appen eller ved påstigning.
• Vy regiontog (linje R11/R10) – ca. 25 minutter, rimeligere enn Flytoget. Billett kjøpes i Vy-appen eller på automat før påstigning.

Enkelte flyselskaper flyr til Sandefjord lufthavn Torp, som ligger ca. 1 t 45 min sør for Oslo med tog og buss. Sjekk hvilken flyplass billetten din gjelder for.

Reise i Oslo
Alle arrangementene ligger i gangavstand fra Oslo S, eller noen få minutter unna med T-bane, trikk eller buss. Reiser du kollektivt, kan du kjøpe billett i Ruter-appen.

Steder / arrangementssteder

Hvor skjer det?

Afghanistanuka 2026 arrangeres på flere steder i Oslo sentrum. Alle stedene ligger sentralt og i kort gangavstand fra hverandre.

Fullt program med tid og sted for hvert enkelt arrangement publiseres i god tid før Afghanistanuka starter.

Overnatting

Vi har ikke egen hotellavtale, men her er noen alternativer som ligger sentralt og i nærheten av arrangementsstedene.

• Thon Hotel Europa – St. Olavs Gate 31, rett ved Slottsparken.
• Comfort Xpress Central Station – enkel og rimelig standard.
• Scandic Karl Johan – midt i sentrum, kort vei til alle arrangementsstedene.

Prisene i Oslo varierer mye gjennom året, så vi anbefaler å booke tidlig.

Kontakt

Mediakontakt

Nasrin Naimy
nasrin.naimy@nacaf.org
+47 484 68 313

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