This article examines how the military engagement in Afghanistan has been framed in the Norwegian public sphere and by veterans who have participated on the ground. Drawing on public documents and personal interview data, the analysis demonstrates how different frames were used in the public and private spheres to convey the meaning of the operation. The analysis focuses in particular on the mismatch experienced by the veterans between the official framing of the operation as a humanitarian endeavor, and their perception of having been at war. In the discussion of the findings, we argue that the study sheds light on broader questions concerning the place of contemporary soldiers in Western societies, where people in general have become largely detached from the direct experience of warfare.

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没有战争的士兵？挪威参与阿富汗事务的公共和私人框架

本文探讨了挪威公共领域以及实地参与的退伍军人如何构建阿富汗的军事参与。利用公共文件和个人访谈数据，分析展示了公共和私人领域如何使用不同的框架来传达操作的含义。分析特别关注退伍军人在官方将行动框架定义为人道主义行动与他们对处于战争状态的看法之间所经历的不匹配。在对调查结果的讨论中，我们认为该研究揭示了有关当代士兵在西方社会中的地位的更广泛问题，在那里，人们在很大程度上与战争的直接经验脱节。