Afghanistan Analysts Network – English

Month: September 2019

Nur jeder fünfte Afghane hat gewählt

Thomas Ruttig •

Neues Deutschland, 30 September 2019 Some quotes on the Afghan election and the low turnout by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in the Berlin-based left-wing daily (behind a pay wall). Here a PDF version – Afghanistan article at the bottom of the page: 20190930ND-my quotes

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Afghanistan’s 2019 Election (12): Scrutinising the IEC’s partial turnout figures

AAN Team •

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has provided partial turnout figures for Saturday’s presidential election, but the numbers and the manner in which they have been released are somewhat baffling. Two days after the vote, it is also still not clear how many polling centres opened on polling day. The fluidity of the figures and a […]

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Loya Jirgas and Political Crisis Management in Afghanistan: Drawing on the Bank of Tradition

AAN •

USIP, September 2019 A special report by Scott S. Smith on the politicisation of Loya Jirgas in post-2001 Afghanistan, with an annex with key characteristics of Loya Jirgas since 1915, a lot quotes from of AAN and a key recommendation: Should a loya jirga be required to resolve an electoral crisis or ratify a new political order […]

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Attacks, fraud fears dampen turnout in Afghan election

Thomas Ruttig •

AFP/France24, 29 September 2019 Another quote from AAN’s E-Day summary: According to the Afghanistan Analysts Network, which compiled incidents through various sources, more than 400 attacks had been reported over the course of the election day.

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Afghan election sees big drop in voter numbers – unofficial estimate

Thomas Ruttig •

Reuters/Euronews, 29 September 2019 The news agency quotes from AAN’s E-Day summary, on turnout: “Turnout appears to have been dampened not just by Taliban threats, but also voter disinterest,” wrote Thomas Ruttig and Jelena Bjelica of the Afghanistan Analysts Network.

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Un scrutin présidentiel sous haute tension en Afghanistan

Thomas Ruttig •

L’Orient-Le Jour, 28 September 2019 The Beirut-based newspaper quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the legitimacy of the Afghan election’s outcome and the strength, or weaknesses, of Afghanistan’s democratic institutions. « Alors que beaucoup pensaient que l’élection présidentielle n’allait pas avoir lieu, M. Ghani est le seul à avoir pleinement mené sa campagne, espérant qu’une victoire le […]

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Counting the vote in Bamyan city in Afghanstan’s fourth presidential elections (Photo: Ali Yawar Adili 2019)

Afghanistan’s 2019 Election (11): A first look at how E-Day went

Jelena Bjelica • Thomas Ruttig •

The Independent Election Commission has given its first rough estimation of turnout in Afghanistan’s 2019 Presidential Elections. It was low, with fewer than two million voters out of 9.66 million registered, about a quarter, coming out to vote. The Taleban only managed to conduct one large-scale attack, in Kandahar city, but committed 400 other, mainly […]

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Afganistán: donde votar puede implicar la muerte

Thomas Ruttig •

El Mundo, 28 September 2019 The Spanish daily quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig: “Partiendo de resultados anteriores, vemos cómo el voto se distribuye según demarcaciones étnicas, pashtún contra no pashtún”, explica el analista Thomas Ruttig, de la Red de Analistas de Afganistán. “Pero, esta vez, vemos listas presidenciales bastante mixtas”, advierte, resaltando una incipiente apuesta nacionalista. […]

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Afghan Turnout for Presidential Vote Appears Light Amid Taliban Threats

AAN •

The Wall Street Journal, 28 September 2019 The US daily bases its graphics on the Afghan presidential election in this article on data provided by AAN.    

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Präsidentenwahl Afghanistan: Geringe Wahlbeteiligung nach Drohungen

Thomas Ruttig •

ARD-Tagesschau, 28 September 2019 A quote from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the website of German public TVs leading prime time news show: Dem Afghanistan-Experten von der Kabuler Denkfabrik Afghanistan Analysts Network zufolge gab es deutlich weniger Opfer als bei früheren Wahlen aber mehr Zwischenfälle. Die Taliban hätten fast jedes zehnte Bezirkszentrum angegriffen, wohl mehr um abzuschrecken als […]

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Will This Be Another Afghan Election Marred by Fraud?

AAN •

The Diplomat, 28 September 2019 AAN’s Ali Yawar Adili s quoted here about concerns on election day turnout and polling stations: Ali Yawar Adili, a researcher with Afghanistan’s Analyst Network, explained that there have been concerns that the closure of 431 polling stations by the country’s security agencies might have been politically motived, as the […]

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Geringe Wahlbeteiligung bei afghanischer Präsidentenwahl

Thomas Ruttig •

dpa/Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 28 September 2019 Quote from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in the Swiss newspaper: Dem Afghanistan-Experten Thomas Ruttig von der Kabuler Denkfabrik Afghanistan Analysts Network zufolge hat es deutlich weniger Opfer gegeben als bei früheren Wahlen, aber mehr Zwischenfälle. Die Taliban hätten fast jedes zehnte Bezirkszentrum angegriffen, wohl mehr, um abzuschrecken als zu zerstören. […]

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