Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies - Paradoxes of Protection: The Afghan Case

25.10.2021 - The Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS) recently hosted a webinar exploring the paradoxes of protection emerging from the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan and the implications for humanitarian action and geopolitics. Samuel Hall co-founder Nassim Majidi joined an expert panel that included Arne Strand (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Orzala A Nemat (Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit), Kristian Berg Harpviken (Peace Research Institute Oslo), Kristin Bergtora Sandvik (Peace Research Institute Oslo and University of Oslo), and Katja Lindskov Jacobsen (University of Copenhagen). The panel discussed the emergency rationale underpinning the narrative that the only sensible thing to do was “to leave asap”, the need for international standards of protection, the impact of the chaotic humanitarian evacuations on the protection of refugees, and the consequences of leaving behind digital devices and biometric data.

Watch here.