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Thomas Ruttig

Abschiebung in den Krieg: Niemand weiß, wo die Bundesregierung sichere Gebiete in Afghanistan sieht und sie sagt’s nicht

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Radio Dreyeckland, 23 February 2017 The independent radio station serving the German-Swiss-French triangle “Dreyeckland” interviewed AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the latest deportations of rejected Afghan asylum seekers from Germany and the security situation in Afghanistan. Listen to the audio (in German).

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Dritte Sammelabschiebung von Afghanen

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dpa/Berliner Zeitung and numerous other German media, 23 February 2017 In this dpa correspondence about the arrival of the third German charter flight with rejected and deported Afghan asylum seekers, author Christine Roehrs quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig, pointing out that at least six of the 18 deportees originate from provinces even deemed unsafe by the […]

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Abschiebung nach Afghanistan: Keine Kekse für die Rückkehrer

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Tageszeitung, 23 February 2017 New op-ed by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in the Berlin-based daily, describing the arrival of the third German flight with rejected and deported Afghan asylum seekers in Kabul.

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Afghanistanexperte zum Lagebericht des Auswärtigen Amtes: Thema verfehlt

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Pro Asyl, 22 February 2017 The largest German non-governmental refugee support organisation picks up an analysis of AAN’s Thomas Ruttig (on his German blog Afghanistan Zhaghdablai) about the classified situation report of the German foreign office on the Afghan security situation with a view on asylum seekers (in German).

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Die Flüchtlinge – eine Zwischenbilanz: Noch viel Arbeit für das BAMF

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Waiblinger Kresizeitung, 22 February 2017 The southern German local newspaper quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the security situation in Bamian, one of the provinces considered ‘safe’ for deportations by the German federal government, pointing out that it is insufficient to assess the situation in a certain area independent of its environment: Im Interview mit der […]

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Wie sicher ist Afghanistan?

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ZDF heute plus, 21 February 2017 See and listen to a two minutes video (in German) with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig summarising the security situation in Afghanistan for the nes channel of Germany’s second countrywide TV network.

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Germany: Afghan exodus: Afghan asylum seekers in Europe

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South Africa News, 18 February 2017 The South African news site tops with Thomas Ruttig’s AAN dispatch about the situation of Afghan refugees in Germany (via Relief Web) – and it tops even news about Angelina Jolie.

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How an Afghan refugee’s path to freedom took another twist in France

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The Globe and Mail, 17 February 2017 The Canadian daily tells the story of a young Afghan from Takhar who dreams about Canada – and describes his long winding odyssey through Europe: Turkey-Greece-Croatia-Switzerland-Croatia-France…, all documented by his photos and facebook posts

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Demonstration in Berlin against deportation of Afghan asylum seekers on February 11, 2017 Photo: Hadi Ahmady. (Newsgroup Afghanistan)

Afghan Exodus: Afghan asylum seekers in Europe (3) – case study Germany

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Germany led in Europe in almost all categories of incoming refugees and asylum applications in 2015 and 2016, both in absolute and relative figures. Roughly six out of ten migrants who came to Europe ended up in Germany. Afghans were strongly represented in all those categories. This prompted the German government to change its 2015 […]

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‘Not Even Dogs Live Like This’ — Afghan Refugees Return Home To Find Squalid Conditions

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RFE/RL, 16 February 2016 Frud Bezhan’s story about the appaling conditions under which forces returnees from Pakistan live at the outskirts of Kabul

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Afganistan luisuu kohti kaaosta – Kun Mohammad Shafi, 37, lähti töistä, vastassa oli itsemurhapommittaja

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Helsingin Sanomat, 16 February 2017 In this reportage from Kabul in the leading Finnish daily, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted extensively, together with UNAMA human rights chief Danielle Bell: ”Tilanne on huonontunut tasaisesti sitten vuoden 2005. Alussa ongelmat olivat hyvin kaukaisilla ­alueilla, mutta Taleban tuli takaisin”, Afghanistan Analysts Networkin vanhempi analyytikko Thomas Ruttig Kabulista sanoo. Ruttingin mielestä […]

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Afghanistan raakt weer in de greep van fundamentalisten

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Volkskrant, 15 February 2017 The Dutch daily carries a report on the discussion about possible US troops increases and quotes, among others, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig: Thomas Ruttig van het Afghanistan Analysts Network in Kabul: ‘De westerse bondgenoten konden de Taliban al niet verslaan of zelfs maar terugdringen toen zij onder ISAF en Enduring Freedom de […]

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