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Thomas Ruttig

Weiterer Abschiebeflug nach Kabul geplant

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Tagesspiegel, 23 January 2918 This article (in German) in the Berlin daily discusses Germany’s ninth deportation flight to Afghanistan and the 2017 figures of Afghan asylum seekers in Germany. It links to AAN’s Thomas Ruttig’s “very interesting” German-language blog Afghanistan Zhaghdablai.

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Schöngerechnete Gefahren

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Tageszeitung, 23 January 2918 Read a comment by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig (in German) about the connection between the latest Taleban attack on a Kabul hotel and today’s deportation of rejected Afghan asylum seekers from Germany in the Berlin-based daily.

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Questions Raised Over Security Company Following Hotel Attack

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ToloNews, 22 January 2018 Intersting article on the context of the recent Taleban hotel bombing in Kabul – which avoids, however, to mention the apparently confirmed (by other media) information that the company is owned by Chief Executive Dr Abdullah’s chief of office

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Corruption at 13,000 feet: Afghanistan struggles to maintain a treacherous mountain trade route

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Washington Post, 22 January 2018 In this article about the big Afghan Ring Road project, our former colleague Qayoom Suroush is quoted in the context of research he did for AAN: To Qayoom Suroush, a former road infrastructure researcher at Afghanistan Analysts Network, that explanation hides the role of higher-level corruption.  “In my experience, when […]

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Hoffnung auf einen neuen Friedensprozess in Afghanistan

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Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 18 January 2018 The leading Swiss daily reports that “a peace process for Afghanistan has recently come stronger into the discussion again.” The article quotes AAN’s Obaid Ali who agrees that some new dynamism was existing, but warned against too much optimism, particularly about the recent Istanbul talks. Obaid Ali von der […]

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Wissen ist (Ohn)macht: Über die Korruption im afghanischen Bildungssystem

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Deine Korrespondentin, 16 January 2018 Reportage about education in Afghanistan on the German-language website where women report about women, using AAN background and linking to our website.

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Nangarhar is the deadliest Afghan province for US forces in the past year

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Stars and Stripes, 8 January 2018 The Us daily quotes former AAN colleague Borhan Osman (still in his AAN capacity, it seems from earlier analysis) on ISKP in Nangrahar: The group has established a command base in the Mamand and Peka valleys of Achin district, according to Borhan Osman, a researcher with the Afghan Analysts […]

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The mysterious, ancient Nine Domes Mosque of northern Afghanistan

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AFP, 6 January 2018 A very interesting article, reminding of one of the most important archaeological landmarks of Afghanistan. “This is a masterpiece. You have to imagine how it looked like, fully decorated with lapis, some parts in red, it was all covered and painted: it was like a garden of paradise inside, with a […]

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How Canadians are planting seeds of hope for girls in Afghanistan

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The Toronto Star, 5 January 2017 In this long piece, AAN’s Obaid Ali is quoted on the general security situation in Afghanistan: “The Taliban is very active; still able to pose a serious threat to government forces,” says Obaid Ali, head [sic] of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, a think-tank in Kabul. “They place themselves in […]

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Pressure and Peril: Afghan refugees and Europe in 2017

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The number of Afghan refugees arriving on Europe’s shores this year was significantly lower than in 2015 and 2016, but the arrivals have not stopped. In 2017, there were still a few thousand Afghans making the hazardous trip across the Mediterranean to the continent, and tens of thousands more continued to be on the move inside […]

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The King of North vs. the President

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The Hindu, 30 December 2017 A short quote of AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in this article about the fall-out between the Afghan government and Balkh governor Atta: The timing of the fallout with Mr. Noor as well as within the Jamiat party is crucial. “This could be part of a strategy for for the 2019 presidential […]

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Angst vor Abschiebung

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Niederösterreichische Nachrichten 51/17, 29 December 2017 The Austrian local newspaper carries an article about a young gay Afghan who fears to be deported to Afghanistan. AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted in the article, saying there is no guarantee the Afghan state will be able to protect the man if deported, and that one could also […]

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