Arrangement

The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs has the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar:

Afghanistan and Central Asia toward 2014
NATO is reducing its presence in Afghanistan, and Norway has handed over the responsibility for security in the northern Faryab region to the Afghans. The Central Asian states are active participants in the regional efforts to secure a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. This seminar about the relations between Afghanistan and its northern neighbors in Central Asia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan will discuss whether and how the Central Asian states can contribute.
 

Program 10-11.30:

• Afghanistan’s Central Asian neighbours – spoilers or catalysts of regional stability?Kristin Fjæstad, NUPI
• Afghan perspectives on regional approaches toward 2014 and beyondArne Strand, Christian Michelsen Institute
• Northern Afghanistan: Current developmentsSaid Reza Kazemi, NUPI
• Q&A

Heidi Kjærnet, NUPI, will be chairing the event.

A NUPI Policy Brief on this topic (in Norwegian) can be accessed here.