Lecture by Andreas Stefansson: ”THE QUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFGHANISTAN”
Synopsis: After 9/11, the international community intervened, toppled the Taliban regime, and launched a large-scale reconstruction effort aimed at promoting stability, state-building, and development. Twenty years later, the Taliban have returned to power, now governing a country quite different from their previous rule. Today, Afghanistan is internationally isolated amid rising geopolitical tensions, while its population faces a double burden of a protracted humanitarian crisis and an increasingly repressive regime. What lessons can be drawn from the reconstruction efforts? What can the international community do today to support development in Afghanistan?
About the lecturer:
Andreas Stefansson has been involved in aid to Afghanistan since 2000 and has lived there during several periods. He recently concluded an eight-year tenure as the Secretary General of the Solidary Committee for Afghanistan.
- Venue: Malmö Universitet, Nordenskiöldsgatan 1, Niagara building, (room to be announced)
- Date: 13 May 2026
- Time: 17.30 – 19.30 with a break
- Organisers: Utrikespolitiska Förening Malmö Universitet and Svenska Afghanistankommitténs Lokalförening i Skåne