Afghanistan-uka 2015 er et samarbeid mellom Afghanistankomiteen, Chr. Michelsens institutt (CMI) og Institutt for fredsforskning (PRIO). I tillegg bidrar en lang rekke andre organisasjoner til programmet. Sentrale afghanske og internasjonale eksperter og aktører kommer til Norge for å stå bak talerstoler og delta i debatter. Afghanistankomiteen er initiativtaker og koordinator for uka som blir gjennomført med støtte fra Fritt Ord og Norad. De fleste av arrangementene vil foregå hos Røde Kors i Hausmanns gate 7 i Oslo.
The Afghanistan Week 2015 is a cooperation between the Norwegian Afghanistan Committee, the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), along with a host of Norwegian NGOs. Our aim is to bring Afghanistan to the top of the Norwegian agenda, bringing Afghan and international experts to Norway to inform and debate. Most events will take place at Hausmanns gate 7, hosted by The Norwegian Red Cross.
An Afghan peace agreement seems possible. The National Unity Government under President Ghani has initiated a process with neighboring and regional countries to help facilitate dialogue and negotiations with the Taliban for a settlement. This brings about concerns about possible compromises over the rights of women in particular and human rights in general, favoring of some neighboring countries over others for regional trade and collaboration – and powerful actors that might lose their influence and economic gains, and be potential spoilers of any agreement.
This raises a series of pressing questions: what can an Afghan peace look like, who will support it and who might be against it, will anyone be left out – and can it last?
