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Thomas Ruttig

Fluchthilfepreis: Illegale Heldentat

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Deutschlandfunk, 5 December 2016 The German radio reports about the Lower Saxony Refugee Council given an award to German Franziska Hagelstein who brought a 14-years old Afghan refugee to Germany and took him into her family. AAN’s Thomas Ruttig  is quoted in this article about why Afghans flee their country: “Afghanistan ist ganz sicher kein […]

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AAN’s Thomas Ruttig at the Lower Saxony Refugees Council (3 December 2016)

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“Afghanistan. Exodus. Perspectives?” Podium discussion (in German) with Bernd Mesovic (PRO ASYL), Thomas Ruttig (Co-Director of Afghanistan Analysts Networks) and young refugees from Afghanistan When: 3 December 2016, 11am Where: Office (Geschäftsstelle) of Flüchtlingsrat Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony Refugees Council) Röpkestraße 12 30173 Hannover Google Maps On the agenda: the current situation and developments in Afghanistan; the treatment of […]

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Mending Asia’s heart: Tackling terror together

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DNA, 2 December 2016 The Indian news agency somewhat over-generalised AAN on Taleban being pushed back from Pakistan and ‘forming’ ISKP – definitely only some of them: In 2016, the Afghan [sic] Analyst [sic] Network reported that these Taliban spent time in Spin Ghar range on AfPak border and formed Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). 

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Ääri-islamilaiset liikkeet siviilien uhkana: Taliban ja Isis – kaksi kiveä hiertää Afganistania

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YLE, 1 December 2016 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted in this article on the website of Finland’s public radio about a recent conference in Helsinki: – Afganistan on ollut köyhä aina, viime vuosien joukkopako johtuu pääosin jatkuvista selkkauksista, muistuttaa varajohtaja Thomas Ruttig Kabulissa sijaitsevasta  AAN-tutkimuslaitoksesta(siirryt toiseen palveluun). Afganistanin tulevaisuutta käsiteltiin keskiviikkona Ulkopoliittisen instituutin seminaarissa Vanhassa satamassa […]

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Does an ICC investigation into US abuses in Afghanistan matter?

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TRT World, 30 November 2016 The Turkish state media company looks at the issue of a possible ICC investigation on war crimes in Afghanistan, including those allegedly committed by US forces and quotes AAN colleague Ehsan Qaana who has published about this issue: Ehsan Qaane, an analyst at the Afghanistan Analyst [sic] Network, a Kabul-based […]

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Power Struggle Continues Inside Afghan Government

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The Diplomat, 28 November 2016 In this article about the Afghan parliament dismissing seven ministers, the analysis of AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted: As Thomas Ruttig notes in his analysis for the Afghanistan Analysts Network, there are several levels of conflict involved. There’s the overarching conflict between President Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, and likewise […]

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Politisk kaos truer Afghanistans regering

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Information, 26 November 2016 The Danish daily reports about the recent Afghan cabinet crisis, when parliament voted out six ministers. It quotes from Thomas Ruttig’s AAN dispatch on the subject: Ifølge Afghanistan-ekspert Thomas Ruttig fra Afghanistan Analyst [sic] Network (AAN) er det uklart, hvem der har taget intiativ til at begære ministrene fyret. Er det […]

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Sicher ist: Afghanistan ist es nicht

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Al-Sharq (blog), 23 November 2016 The Middle East-focussed and Berlin-based journalists’ blog reports on a recent event in Berlin organised by itself in cooperation with refugees associations and other groups. At the event, Thomas Ruttig spoke about the subject “How safe is Afghanistan – and who says so?”. (In German)

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Ist Afghanistan wirklich sicher genug? Kritik an geplanten Rückführungen nach Afghanistan

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ARD/MDR, 22 November 2016 FAKT, the political magazine in Germany’s prime network, discusses the security situation in Afghanistan – the government says it is safe enough to return rejected asylum seekers, others – including AAN’s Thomas Ruttig, quoted here – doubt this. Watch the 10 minutes-long video (in German).

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Study Finds Hindus, Sikhs Have No Place In Afghan Legal System ‎

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Tolo News, 19 November 2016 A study by Kabul-based Pursesh Study and Research Organization shows that Hindus living in Afghanistan have been discriminated against and that their rights are not entrenched in the country’s constitution. According to the study, the Hindus’ rights are being violated in a number of ways including that regarding the confiscation of their […]

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Afghan forces break from tradition and launch winter offensive

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Stars and Stripes, 21 November 2016 A short quote from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the recently started government forces’ winter offensive: Thomas Ruttig, co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, said that while many Taliban used to go to Pakistan over the winter in the past, now many tend to stay in Afghanistan. Nevertheless, he said, […]

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A group of people seated around the table, headed by president Ghani.

Parliament Kicks Out Ministers Again: A multi-dimensional power struggle

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The Afghan parliament’s lower house has sacked seven ministers in a new wave of interpellations (estizah). It is not clear who instigated the estizah motions, MPs themselves or Palace intrigue, or who will come out as the winner (the president has told the ministers to stay in their posts and called on the Supreme Court […]

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