Norwegian Intelligence in Afghanistan: How Much Did They Know?

On November 16, PRIO hosted a panel that discussed this statement from The Norwegian Godal Committee from 2017: "The support the Intelligence Service provided to the Special Forces through the National Intelligence Support Team (NIST) was the most comprehensive and resource-intensive part of the service’s involvement in Afghanistan". The data feed into the targeted killings that were an integral part of the Western military operations.

Frank Bakke Jensen stated that Norway is not responsible for whether data collected by us is used for the killing of civilians. But several critics have contested this, arguing that some of the intelligence proved weak and that Norway has a legal responsibility under the Geneva Convention for how its intelligence was used for.

What lessons can we draw from this experience and apply to future intelligence operations? To what extent can we be sure that Norwegian armed forces and Western forces, in general, operate based on correct information in other conflict situations today?

Speakers

• Cecilie Hellestvedt
• Frode Kristoffersen
• Kjetil Hatlebrekke
• Kristian Berg Harpviken

The event was chaired by Laila Bokhari. 

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.prio.org/events/8993 

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