Afghanistan Analysts Network – English

Month: August 2015

Gewalt in Afghanistan: Die Zeichen stehen auf Sturm

AAN •

Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 10 August 2015 The leading Swiss daily quotes AAN’s Borhan Osman on the background of the Murree talks and the ‘delicate relationship’ between the Taleban and Pakistan.

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Isis stands to gain from Taliban crisis

AAN •

The Guardian, 10 August 2015 AAN’s Borhan Osman is quoted: Borhan Osman, a Kabul-based analyst, said Omar’s demise leaves Isis with a rhetorical opening: “They showed some caution in describing the Taliban as a deviant group because of the huge importance of Mullah Omar as a symbolic jihadist godfather,” he said. “They are now talking […]

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Welle der Gewalt in Kabul: Schwerste Anschläge seit Jahren

Thomas Ruttig •

Badische Zeitung, 10 August 2015 (also in Frankfurter Rundschau and Bonner Generalanzeiger) In an article about the wave of attacks in Kabul and Kunduz, the article by Willi Germund quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig (in German): The attack near Kunduz might be linked by an internal power struggle [between militias], says AAN’s Thomas Ruttig. ‘Khanabad is […]

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The Triple Attack in Kabul: A message? If so, to whom?

Kate Clark •

Kabul is facing the aftermath of yet another suicide attack, this time at the entrance to the airport where early reports suggested 21 people were killed or injured. People in the capital were already in shock from the bloody events of 7 August: three attacks in 24 hours that killed more than 50 people and […]

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Der Tod des “kleinen Kadir”

Thomas Ruttig •

Tageszeitung, 10.8.2015 Article by Thomas Ruttig about the bomb attack against a local militia in Kunduz province, killing the group’s leader Qadirak and many others – putting it in the context of inter-militia fighting and not describing it, as many other media did, as just another Taleban attack (in Garman; not online).

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Bomben in der Führungkrise

Thomas Ruttig •

Tageszeitung, 10 August 2015 Op-ed commentary by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the triple bomb attack in Kabul on 7 August –saying that it was a demonstration of power, after the news of their leader Mullah Omar’s death was instrumentalised against them, and that the Taleban are gambling away their remaining sympathies in parts of the […]

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Wo die Bundeswehr half, wird gebombt

Thomas Ruttig •

Die Presse (Wien) und Trierischer Volksfreund, 10 August 2015 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted here (in German): Thomas Ruttig vom Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN) sagte im Deutschlandradio Kultur, der Machtkampf innerhalb der Taliban und der Streit über Friedensgespräche zwischen Taliban und Regierung spielten möglicherweise eine Rolle bei der jüngsten Gewalt.

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Taliban angriper oftere i urbane områder: Bringer døden til byene

Thomas Ruttig •

Klassekampen, 10 August 2015 The Norwegian daily quotes a tweet by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the Taleban bomb attacks in Kabul: Den anerkjente Afghanistan-analytikeren Thomas Ruttig ved Afghan Analyst Network i Kabul skrev i helga på Twitter at helgas angrep viser at Taliban «må ha en ganske intakt infrastruktur».

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Welle der Gewalt erschüttert Afghanistan

Thomas Ruttig •

Stuttgarter Zeitung, 9 August 2015 (also: Die Presse/Vienna; Basler Zeitung/Switzerland; Schleswig-Holsteinische Zeitung; 20 Minuten) AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted here, via Deutschlandradio-Kultur: Thomas Ruttig vom Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN) sagte im Deutschlandradio Kultur, der Machtkampf innerhalb der Taliban und der Streit über Friedensgespräche zwischen Taliban und Regierung spielten möglicherweise eine Rolle bei der jüngsten Gewalt.

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“Schwerste Anschläge [in Kabul] seit 2011”

Thomas Ruttig •

Deutschlandradio Kultur, 8 August 2015 Interview (in German) with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the bomb attack series in kabul on Friday. He says one can possibly speak about “strategically placed attacks” but that it is too early to say whether this reflects the Taleban new leadership’s approach or that of a spoiler group.

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Attacks on army, police and U.S. special forces kill 50 in Kabul

Thomas Ruttig •

Reuters, 8 August 2015 A short quote from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig here, on the wave of Kabul attacks that has been read as a message: “The question is, who is sending the message?” said Thomas Ruttig of the Afghanistan Analysts Network [– the Taleban’s new leadership or a spoiler group].  

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LKW-Bombe im Morgengrauen

Thomas Ruttig •

Tageszeitung, 8-9 August 2015 Full article by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the lorry bomb in Kabul’s Shah Shahid area (still underreporting the later much higher casualty figures and unaware that there two more bombs following on the same day …) – in german and not online.

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