Afghanistan Analysts Network – English

Month: December 2014

Schleichende Okkupation von Politik

Thomas Ruttig •

Südlink, December 2014 Short review by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in the Berlin-based development policy magazine, about Marc Thörner’s “Ein sanfter Putsch”, a book looking at the military taking over politics, from Afghanistan and Pakistan to Iraq.

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Frauenrechte in Afghanistan – Wie geht es weiter nach dem Truppenabzug?

Thomas Ruttig •

rbb-Kulturradio, 6 December 2014 Listen to an hour-long radio round table (in German), discussing where women’s rights in Afghanistan are after 13 years of ISAF, featuring AAN’s Thomas Ruttig @aantru, Ursula Nölle (Afghanistan Schools Association ), Waslat Hazrat-Nazimi @WasHasNaz (radio journalist, Deutsche Welle). Today  5:04pm.  

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Keine Geschenke für Kabul: Neue Doppelspitze Ghani/Abdullah präsentiert sich in Brüssel, London und Berlin

Thomas Ruttig •

Tageszeitung (Berlin)/Afghanistan Zhaghdablai, 5 December 2014 Guest article by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig at Berlin’s daily taz, looking at expectations from the London conference (no new pledges; reform signal of presenting new ministers missed). Struggle about new cabinet ongoing, although Ghani has set some signs with first non-ministerial appointments and first steps of renewing civilian and […]

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The unfortunate, and unexploded, houbara, mistaken for a 'Taleban operative'. Photo: Khaama Press

Bird Bomber: Police kill ‘dangerous’ houbara bustard (amended)

Kate Clark •

Police in Faryab have shot a wild bird which had an antenna attached to it, fearing it had been sent by the Taleban to target them. They said it exploded, scattering suspicious bits of metal. However, the bits of metal included an ID tag with a telephone number and email address and claims of it […]

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Kabul sotto il fuoco e senza governo

Thomas Ruttig •

il manifesto (Italy), 4 December 2014 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted in the Italian left-wing paper on slow cabinet process, the relationship between Ghani and Abdullah and their possible approach to peace talks as well as on shrinking western aid: Anche per Tho­mas Rut­tig il nuovo governo è il frutto «di una grave crisi isti­tu­zio­nale e dan­neg­gia […]

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Kabul, i donatori si ritirano

AAN •

il manifesto (Italy), 4 December 2014 In a second article from Kabul, on the London conference and shrinking western aid, AAN’s Christine Roehrs is quoted from her recent dispatch: Secondo quanto riporta Chri­stine Roehrs sul sito dell’Afghanistan Ana­lysts Net­work, lo stesso Ghani a Lon­dra rico­no­scerà che la cre­scita sti­mata quest’anno è scesa all’1.5%.  

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Afghanistan’s new president Ashraf Ghani out to build bridges with West

AAN •

South China Morning Post, 4 December 2014 The article about the Afghanistan conference in London quotes from Christine Roehrs’ AAN dispatch: “It feels as if some of the sympathy that was lost over the past years may be creeping back into the world’s hearts,” Christine Roehrs, of the Kabul-based Afghanistan Analysts Network, wrote this week.

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Afghan leaders set to outline reforms at London meet

AAN •

AFP/Daily Mail, 4 December 2014 The news agency also quotes from the recent AAN dispatch: “It feels as if some of the sympathy that was lost over the past years may be creeping back into the world’s hearts,” Christine Roehrs of the Kabul-based Afghanistan Analysts Network wrote this week. She added that if Ghani can […]

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Afghanistan seeks anti-corruption support

AAN •

IRIN, 3 December 2014 The former UN news agency (now independent), in a report about Afghan president Ashraf Ghani’s expected presentation of his reform agenda at the London conference quotes from the draft document from Christine Roehrs’ recent AAN dispatch: “Ghani is expected to use his keynote speech on 4 December to unveil his reform […]

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