Afghanistan Analysts Network – English

Month: November 2016

Deutsche nun in vorderster Schusslinie der Taliban?

Thomas Ruttig •

dpa/Stern and others, 11 November 2016 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted by the German news agency on the Taleban’s shifting views on Germany and its role as an member of the military alliance in Afghanistan. Also on (German TV) ZDF Heute homepage, Die Zeit, Bonner Generalanzeiger, Mittelhessen.de, In Südthüringen.de, Lippische Landes-Zeitung, Schweriner Volkszeitung, Trierischer Volksfreund and others.

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The NUG, brought to light by 'midwife' John Kerry in 2014, will be part of Obama's Afghan legacy for President Donald Trump. Photo c/o US Embassy Kabul

“People That Hate Us”: What can Afghans expect from President Trump?

Kate Clark • Thomas Ruttig •

If Hillary Clinton had won Tuesday’s race for the White House, the world would now have a good sense of who her top officials would be and what her foreign policy would look like. With a Secretary of State-turned-president, Afghanistan could have expected business to carry on pretty much as normal. With Donald Trump coming […]

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Afghanistan – There are no safe zones [after the German consulate attack in Mazar]

Thomas Ruttig •

Deutsche Welle, 11 November 2016 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the motives behind the Taleban attack on the the German general consulate in Mazar-e Sharif, on the general security situation and causes of Afghan refugee movements. Also in German, Spanish, Russian and other languages.

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Is Daesh really in Afghanistan?

Thomas Ruttig •

TRT World, 10 November 2016 The website of the Turkish state broadcaster’s English service extensively quotes AAN’s Borhan Osman on the role of ISKP: Borhan Osman, a Kabul-based analyst at the Afghanistan Analyst Network, said there is no “hard evidence” to show operational links between the members in Afghanistan and Baghdadi’s group in the Middle East. […]

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The Rise and Stall of the Islamic State in Afghanistan

Martine van Bijlert •

ETH Zurich, 9 November 2016 Long article on the “rise and stall” of the Islamic State in Afghanistan quotes one of AAN’s many dispatches on the subject, twice: Mangal Bagh has been under pressure since Pakistan military forces launched operation “Khyber 1” against his network in March 2014, after which fighters and families loyal to […]

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“Oopiumi merkitsee rahaa, miksi viljelisimme vehnää?”

AAN •

Keskisuomalainen, 5 November 2016 The Finnish newspaper quotes AAN’s Jelena Bjelica in this article about Afghanistan’s soaring opium production: – Siemenet ovat ilmeisesti peräisin Kiinasta, missä oopiumia viljellään laillisesti lääkekäyttöön, sanoo Jelena Bjelica riippumattomasta Afghanistan Analysts Network -järjestöstä.

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In the world of Kafka – The Afghan experience in Guantanamo

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Deutsche Welle, 4 November 2016 AAN’s Kate Clark explains, in a transcribed interview with the English language service of German Deutsche Welle, the main findings of her report about the experience of eight Afghan Guantanamo detainees.

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US accused of gross incompetence in cases of eight Afghans at Guantánamo

AAN •

The Guardian, 3 November 2016 The British daily reports extensively about AAN’s latest report, “Kafka in Cuba”: A highly respected research organization in Afghanistan has accused the US of gross incompetence over eight Afghans long detained at the Guantánamo Baydetention center. The “obvious, multiple mistakes” the not-for-profit Afghanistan Analysts Network says the US committed have not […]

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‘هشت افغان بدون دلیل موجه در گوانتانامو محبوسند’

AAN •

BBC Persian, 3 November 2016 The BBC’s Persian service also picks up AAN’s latest report authored by Kate Clark: “Kafka in Cuba: Afghan experience in Guantánamo” – in this video. It brings some of the report’s main findings and refers to individual cases.

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ONG: EE. UU. retuvo a ocho afganos en Guantánamo por “rumores”

Martine van Bijlert •

Deutsche Welle (Spanish), 3 November 2016 Article reports on AAN’s latest report “Kafka in Cuba” and refers to the organisation as “the prestigious centre for Afghan analysis:” Estados Unidos retuvo a ocho prisioneros afganos en Guantánamo en base sólo a “acusaciones vagas” llenas de “crasos errores”, según un informe que publicó hoy (03.11.2016) el prestigioso […]

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Guantanamo: des détenus emprisonnés des années sur de simples rumeurs

Martine van Bijlert •

ARC.info (Switzerland), 3 November 2016 This Swiss-French outlet also picks up the launch of AAN’s report “Kafka in Cuba:” Huit Afghans ont été détenus pendant des années à Guantanamo alors que les éléments à charge étaient fragiles, imaginaires ou provenaient de rumeurs, a affirmé jeudi une ONG. Ils comptent parmi les Afghans restés le plus longtemps prisonniers […]

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Group Says Flimsy Evidence Used to Hold Afghans in Guantanamo for Years

Martine van Bijlert •

Voice of America, 3 November 2016 Extensive article on AAN’s latest report includes an official ‘response’ by the US Department of Defence: The Afghan case files are “full of mistakes, bad translations and fanatical allegations, and evidence made up of hearsay, double hearsay, unsubstantiated intelligence reports and testimony from those who were tortured,” asserted Kate […]

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