Afghanistan Analysts Network – English

Month: June 2014

Elections 2014 (25): Election mobilisation of women in the Pashtun southeast

Pakteen Ibrahimi • Thomas Ruttig •

For the second round of the presidential election on 14 June 2014, some of the major tribes in Paktia have decided their women should also participate more actively, allowing them to cast their votes themselves. Women turnout in Pashtun-inhabited areas is usually below average, which is increasingly being perceived as a disadvantage by candidates relying […]

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Afghanistan presidential campaign stays away from Bergdahl release

AAN •

Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2014 A strait-forward statement by Borhan Osman, “an expert with the Afghanistan Analysts Network, a Kabul-based research organization, said,  ‘This swap was not part of anything related to the peace process…. It was a stand-alone agreement. And as such it is of no help to future talks between the Taliban and […]

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«Ein Machtkampf innerhalb der Taliban» Pakistanische Taliban greifen zum zweiten Mal den internationalen Flughafen von Karatschi an

Thomas Ruttig •

20 Minuten, 11 June 2014 The Swiss news portal interviews AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the Pakistani Taleban’s attack on Karachi Airport and its implications in the region (in German).

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The Bergdahl Swap and Beyond: The Fundamental Lie of the Afghan War

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Counterpunch, 11 June 2014 The much-read website picks up Kste Clark’s information on the five released Taleban prisoners from Guantanamo in her AAN dispatch.

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Security Forces Spread Thin: An update from contested Faryab province

Obaid Ali •

On the day after the Afghan vote, nearly unnoticed in the election frenzy, Faryab province experienced yet another complex Taleban attack. Taleban fighters stormed large parts of Qaisar district, and ruled the area for almost three weeks. The Afghan National Police (ANP) and Afghan Local Police (ALP) retreated immediately, outnumbered and faced with more and […]

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50 major promises each by Abdullah and Ghani

AAN •

Pajhwok Afghan News, 11 June 2014 The two candidates “Abdullah and Ghani have held out countless promises to the masses, who seem tired of the long-drawn out electoral process” comments the Kabul-based news agency, and compiles an interesting list. It does not include yet Ghani’s latest one, to appoint a women to the Supreme Court.

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Taliban gegen pakistanische Regierung: Wie geht der Machtkampf aus?

Thomas Ruttig •

Deutschlandradio Kultur, 10 June 2014 Listen to the audio file of a live interview (in German) with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the attack of Pakistani Taleban on Karachi Airport and its regional repercussions.

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Runoff splits many influential political families

AAN •

Pajhwok Afghan News, 10 June 2014 The Karzais and the Massuds, the Gailainis, the Mojaddedis and late Haji Qader’s people, the Shahranis and even Pacha Khan Dzadran and his brother…

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Elections 2014 (24): The IECC’s performance addressing provincial council complaints

Martine van Bijlert • Qayoom Suroush •

While most observers are focused on the upcoming second round of the presidential election, the process surrounding the provincial council vote is still ongoing. The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) finished its open sessions last week and, in response to allegations of manipulation by IEC staff, ordered a widespread recount of votes, which had already […]

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Election 2014 (23): Deals and insults in Afghanistan’s second round campaign

AAN Team •

Less than a week before the second round of the presidential election on 14 June 2014, the campaigns of both contenders are well under way. Alongside the main campaign methods of the first round – billboards, large public rallies – the process of deal-making and recruiting influential supporters seems to have now moved to the […]

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Did John McCain flip-flop on the Bergdahl deal?

AAN •

Washington Post, 6 June 2014 The Post’s Fact Checker blog finds AAN’s 9 March 2012 report on the Guantanamo Five quite useful.  

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Most of 5 freed Taliban prisoners have less than hard-core pasts

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Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2014 LAT’s Shashank Bengali quotes from Kate Clark’s AN dispatch: “Fazl is the only one of the five to face accusations of explicit war crimes and they are, indeed, extremely serious,” Kate Clark of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, a Kabul-based research group, wrote in a commentary published Wednesday.” Also featuring Rahimullah […]

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