Afghanistan Analysts Network – English

Month: December 2015

100 Jahre Deutsch-Afghanische Beziehungen

Thomas Ruttig •

Bayerischer Rundfunk, 3 December 2015 In the German radio’s morning round-up, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted in a report about the current celebrations of the 100th anniversary of German-Afghan relations and a bilateral cultural week taking off in Berlin (not online yet).

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Merkel warnt Afghanen vor Flucht nach Deutschland

Thomas Ruttig •

Zeit, 2 December 2015 The German weekly’s website quotes from the Tagesschau interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig of the same day (see below), on the situation in Afghanistan: Der Experte Thomas Ruttig, Ko-Direktor des “Afghanistan Analysts Network”,  sagte im Interview mit der Tagesschau allerdings, in Afghanistan gebe es “ein nie dagewesenes Niveau der Gewalt und die höchste Zahl […]

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Experte zu Lehren aus Afghanistan: “Syrien-Einsatz kommt viel zu spät”

Thomas Ruttig •

ARD, 2 December 2015 Two interviews (one in writing and one video) with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the website of the German TV channels prime time news, the Tagesschau: one on whether there can be parallels drawn between the German military engagements in Afghanistan and Syria and one (the video) about the security situation, on […]

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Two interviews with President Ghani

AAN •

Spiegel and France24, 2 December 2015 In the Spiegel interview, the President answers the question “How was it possible for 700 or 800 Taliban to take by surprise a well-equipped security force of about 7,000 troops in [Kunduz]?” with his own question; “How can a few individuals bring the French government to a standstill?” And he […]

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Mirai Bazaar, Andar District, Ghazni Province - March 2013. Photo: Fazal Muzhary

Finding Business Opportunity in Conflict: Shopkeepers, Taleban and the political economy of Andar district

Fazl Rahman Muzhary •

Even in times of war, people still need to buy food and other essentials and shopkeepers still need to sell. But when frontlines shift and military masters change – due to insurgency, uprising or rising government power – how can shopkeepers react to try to survive the situation? Indeed, how can they try to find […]

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Von Wandel keine Spur: Seit einem Jahr ist Afghanistans Präsident Ghani an der Macht, bewirkt hat er wenig

Thomas Ruttig •

Süddeutsche Zeitung, 1 December 2015 A short quote of AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in this first-year balance of President Ashraf Ghani’s tenure by one of the largest German dailies, summarised in the sub-headline: “corruption and violence are prevalent, thousands leave the country and for negotiations with the Taleban, Kabul has to rely on its difficult neighbour […]

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Rise of Afghan anti-Taliban militias stokes instability fears

AAN •

AFP, 1 December 2015 AAN’s Obaid Ali is quoted in this report about a certain ‘uprising militia’ in Pashtunkot district of Faryab province: “Militias in some areas are bedeviled by internal rivalries, revenge attacks and intra-group clashes,” said Obaid Ali, a researcher with the think-tank Afghanistan Analysts Network. “Their end goal is ensuring their own […]

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