Afghanistan Analysts Network – English

Month: March 2016

Afghanistan: President Ghani seeks return of migrants

AAN •

BBC, 31 March 2016 Exploring the /security and otherwise) context of President Ghani’s expression of a lack of sympathy for Afghans leaving their country, the BBC’s Yalda Hakim also refers to a recent AAN analysis by guest author Rahmatullah Amiri : … according to the independent Afghan Analysts Network, the Taliban are now better organised, better equipped […]

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Afghanistan-Experte warnt vor gefährlicher Sicherheitslage am Hindukusch

Thomas Ruttig •

Evangelischer Pressedienst, 31 March 2016 Full interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig (in German) before his 31 March presentation about the Afghan security and refugee situation in the German city of Bremen, by the German church-financed but independent news agency.

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For Refugees, Returning to Afghanistan Is Easier Said Than Done

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The Diplomat, 30 March 2016 Another extensive refugee-related quote of AAN, here from an AAN dispatch Jelena Bjelica authored: Unfortunately, those that return to Afghanistan are still in for considerable uncertainty. In a recent report for the Afghanistan Analysts Network, Jelena Bjelica dives into why many Afghan returnees remain landless, despite several laws and initiatives that […]

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Nangarhar, 2008: Waiting in line for drinking water: people returning from Jalozai and Naser Bagh camps in Pakistan have found it difficult to find clean water in some of the places they have settled. (Photo Credit: Pajhwok)

Afghanistan’s Returning Refugees: Why are so many still landless?

Jelena Bjelica •

More than 5.8 million Afghans, about 20 per cent of Afghanistan’s population, are refugees who have returned home since the fall of the Taleban according to UNHCR figures. Many found their houses destroyed or occupied, or discovered that a new set of laws had scrapped their tenancy rights. The government plan for distributing land to […]

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Screenshot of a Svenska Dagbladet newspaper article picture: "Refugees from Afghanistan coming ashore on Lesbos in Greece..." (Photo Credit: YANNIS BEHRAKIS / Reuters)

31 March: AAN in Bremen on „Secure Zones in Afghanistan?“

Thomas Ruttig •

„Secure Zones in Afghanistan?“ Presentation and discussion with AAN co-director Thomas Ruttig (in German)   Time: Thursday, 31 March 2016, 7:00pm   Venue: Gewerkschaftshaus, Bremen Bahnhofsplatz 22 – 28 / Haupteingang: An der Weide Tivoli-Saal   Organisers: Afghanisch-Deutsche Kulturinitiative e.V.,
 Bremer Informationszentrum für Menschenrechte und Entwicklung (biz), DGB Bremen, Flüchtlingsrat Bremen,
Bremer Friedensforum   Afghanistan, after Syria, […]

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Member of AAN’s advisory board Ann Wilkens on the Afghan minors seeking asylum in Sweden – March, 2016

AAN Guests •

Ambassador Ann Wilkens, member of AAN’s advisory board and the former Swedish Ambassador to Afghanistan and Pakistan discusses the case of Afghan minors seeking asylum in Sweden. Note: In the first answer if the figures are not very audible. She said that around 15 percent of the Swedish population is born outside Sweden.  

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Prospects of Taliban Peace Talks Dim as Front Lines Shift

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AP, 25 March 2016 Kathy Gannon’s report about the chances of peace talks quotes from AAN’s recent analysis of the situation in Helmand: A report released this month by the independent Afghan [sic] Analysts Network offered a breakdown of the southern Helmand province, showing the Taliban in control of parts of many districts and all […]

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9 things to know today: March 25: Prospects of Taliban peace talks dim as front lines shift

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Holland Sentinel, 25 March 2016 The Michigan-based daily included our Helmand dispatch among its “9 things to know today” on it website.

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Rücknahme afghanischer Flüchtlinge: EU erwägt Hilfsentzug für Kabul

Thomas Ruttig •

Tageszeitung, 23 March 2016 Thomas Ruttig’s guest article about the draft EU non-paper envisioning the deportation of 80,000 Afghans from EU countries and threatening to use EU aid as ‘leverage’ against the Afghan government so far unwilling to take back those Afghans to be deported against their will.

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AAN’s Obaid Ali on the security in Kunduz – February, 2016

Obaid Ali •

AAN’s assistant country director Obaid Ali discusses security in Kunduz and insurgency in the north.  

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Happy Nawruz! A blessed year 1395 to our readers

AAN Team •

Dear readers and friends, the AAN team wishes you a blessed, healthy and hopefully more peaceful Afghan year 1395. This year spring has come early and many trees are already in full bloom. But this is no reason to abandon the tradition of getting some pink tulips from the north, Afghanistan’s new year flowers, to mark the beginning […]

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Magazine cover of "Top Notch" which published Robert E Howard's stories, including Hawk of the Hill - a El Borak story in June 1935

Afghanistan in World Literature (IV): Weird Tales from the Frontier

Fabrizio Foschini •

Throughout the last couple of centuries, the way foreign authors, both novelists and scholars, have portrayed Afghans has had an impact on how Afghanistan itself is perceived. One such writer, a bestseller in his day, although now less well known, is the 1920s-30s fantasy and adventure writer, Robert E Howard. His novels stand out, says […]

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