Afghanistan Analysts Network – English

Month: May 2017

Zelfs de ambassadewijk is niet meer veilig in Kabul

Martine van Bijlert •

De Schaatskrant, 31 May 2017 Artikel on today’s truck bomb in Kabul quotes AAN’s recent dispatch by Kate Clark: “De trend is duidelijk – en niet gunstig”, schreef vorige week Kate Clark, medewerker van het Afghanistan Analysts Network, een gerenommeerde denktank over Afghanistan. Clark wees er ook op dat er sinds de verdrijving van de […]

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Tagesschau: Zahlreiche Verletzte und Tote bei Anschlag in Afghanistan (video)

Martine van Bijlert •

ARD Tageschau, 31 May 2017 AAN’s Obaid Ali is quoted on prime time German television on the massive truck bomb that killed over 80 civilians and wounded at least 350 (see also here).

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Nach Anschlag: Abgeschoben wird trotzdem

Martine van Bijlert •

Frankfurter Rundschau, 31 May 2017 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig comments on today’s massive bomb attack in Kabul, in response to the German policy of declaring parts of Afghanistan “safe” for returnees and deportations: „Dieser Anschlag hat uns in Europa und in Deutschland erneut deutlich gemacht, dass der Krieg in Afghanistan weitergeht und sogar eskaliert“, sagte der […]

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A Kaboul, un campion piégé explose dans une zone ultra sécurisée

Martine van Bijlert •

Le Monde, 31 May 2017 Article on today’s massive truck bomb in Kabul quotes this recent dispatch by AAN’s Borhan Osman on the status of IS in Afghanistan: « Démanteler la base physique de l’ISKP pourrait la forcer à changer de tactique, à devenir clandestine et à adopter une tactique de guérilla, d’attaques éclairs, qui pourrait l’amener à se déplacer vers les centres plus urbains »,alertait Borhan Osman, chercheur au centre d’études Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN), […]

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Zeker 90 doden en 460 gewonden bij enorme aanslag in ‘veiligste wijk’ van Kabul

Martine van Bijlert •

De Volkskrant, 31 May 2017 Article quotes AAN’s Martine van Bijlert on who might be behind today’s massive truck bomb that was detonated on Kabul busy Zambaq intersection, leading to a large number of casualties: De Taliban hebben ontkend verantwoordelijk te zijn voor de aanslag, maar dat zegt niet zo veel. Volgens Martine van Bijlert van het […]

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Nach dem Anschlag in Kabul: Wie sicher ist Afghanistan?

Thomas Ruttig •

Deutschlandfunk Kultur, 31 May 2017 In its ‘review of the day’,  the German radio broadcast an extensive interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig taking stock of the context of the 31 May lorry bomb attack in Kabul. The Audio (in German) here.

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Afghanistan-Experte: Täglich Angriffe durch Rebellengruppen

Thomas Ruttig •

Evangelischer Pressedienst (epd), 31 May 2017 Print text of the German news agency, based on an interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig who says that the Kabul lorry attack on 31 May 2017 was a “demonstration of power” by the insurgents to show the “inability of the Afghan security forces to protect the population”.  

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“Die Taliban sind immer stärker am Drücker”

Martine van Bijlert •

Deutschandfunk, 31 May 2017 Interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the security situation in Kabul and the rest of the country, the strength of the Taliban and ISKP, the state of the Afghan government and the German policy on deportations to Afghanistan.

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Anschlag in Kabul «Wir müssen noch mit vielen Anschlägen rechnen»

Martine van Bijlert •

SRF News, 31 May 2017 Brief interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on this morning’s truck bomb at a busy intersection in Kabul. The headline’s quote comes from this part: Er ist über weite Teile kein Krieg mit offenen Fronten, sondern ein Guerillakrieg, der zum Teil mit terroristischen Mitteln geführt wird. Dagegen kann man sich nur […]

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This evening: AAN in Potsdam (Germany) on Afghan migration

Thomas Ruttig •

“Protection for Afghan Refugees in Brandenburg? Perspektives, not deportation into war”. AAN co-director Thomas Ruttig speaks about the security situation in Afghanistan in the context of Germany’s deportations of rejected Afghan asylum seekers. Organised by the Brandenburg Refugees Council In German and Dari   where: Urania-Verein, Gutenbergstr. 71/72, Potsdam when: 30 May 2017, 7-9pm   More […]

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Afghanistan’s Foreign Security Detainees: How many are there and what to do with them?

Kate Clark •

Afghanistan remains an attractive place for international jihadists to come and fight, despite the competing appeal of Syria, Iraq and elsewhere. Since the post-2001 insurgency broke out, foreign fighters have come from Pakistan, Central Asia and the Arab world, some bringing their families. An unknown number have ended up in Afghan detention. More information about […]

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Rejected from Germany: One Afghan’s story

Martine van Bijlert •

Al Jazeera, 27 My 2017 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig weighs in on the deportations of Afghans from Germany. “The discussion is not about whether Afghanistan is a safe country which can receive deportees or not,” said Thomas Ruttig, a German researcher and cofounder of the Afghanistan Analysts Network. “It’s more or less purely about domestic politics […]

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