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Norway in Afghanistan - Introduction

Embassy //

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Aghanistan was established in Kabul in December 2001, originally as a two-person mission. As a reflection of Afghanistan’s importance on the global political agenda, our engagement has grown substantially, with strengthened military presence through ISAF and increasing humanitarian assistance and development cooperation. Underlining the importance of national...

Foreign Minister Støre and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Photo: Marte Lerberg Kopstad, UD.

News and events // 05/12/2011 //

Address by Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the Bonn Conference on Afghanistan on December 5th, 2011.

News and events // 01/11/2011 //

“I am pleased to see that the Afghan authorities have fulfilled several of the requirements set by the donor countries for resuming the payment of funds to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF). This means that important projects in the areas of education, good governance and rural development will receive funding. However, we must continue to maintain the pressure in order to reduce...

News and events // Last updated: 22/01/2012 //

Norway's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Morten Wetland, presented this statement in the UN Security Council debate on the situation in Afghanistan and the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.

News and events // 26/04/2011 //

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre’s address on the situation in Afghanistan and Norway’s civilian and military engagement.

Norway in Afghanistan - Introduction

Address at the Bonn Conference

Norway to disburse withheld funds to Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund

The situation in Afghanistan

Foreign Minister Støre’s address to the Storting on the situation in Afghanistan

Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kabul