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Thomas Ruttig

The Taliban post-Mullah Omar – the Guardian briefing

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The Guardian, 6 August 2015 The British daily, in its Taleban dossier, lists reliable sources for background information and kindly writes, under ‘How do I find out more?’: For day-to-day developments, the Afghanistan Analysts Network has an unmatched team of experts on the ground in Kabul.

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The Cable situation report 6 August

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Foreign Policy (blog), 6 August 2015 In The Cable, a FP blog, Borhan Osman’s dispatch on the Murree talks is summarised: Borhan Osman of the Afghan Analysts Network has a fascinating look at some of the intra-Taliban politics behind the resignation of Syed Tayyeb Agha, the leader of the group’s political office in Qatar. According […]

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Die Taliban vor der Spaltung?

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WoZ, 7. August 2015 In this guest article for the Zurich-based weekly, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig analyses the power struggle in the Taleban movement and its repercussions for peace talks (in German – and so far print only).

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New Taliban leader moves fast to heal split in Afghan insurgency

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Daily Times, 6 August 2015 In what it calls a “staff report”, the Pakistani daily quotes from an AAN dispatch by Thomas Ruttig and, without direct citation, from one by Borhan Osman: Experts believe it would be premature to read too much into those comments. “If he’s playing to his own audience and trying to […]

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Líder talibán reconoce presencia de pugnas internas

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Prensa Latina, 5 August 2015 It looks that the official Cuban news agency has quotes AAN for the first time, on the power struggle in the Taleban. it quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig (correctly) saying that the Taliban are facing the threat of a split over the issue of peace talks: Para Thomas Ruttig, experto de […]

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Contesté, le nouveau chef des taliban afghans tente le pragmatisme

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Le Nouvel Observateur, 5 August 2015 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig quoted here, on his 2001 meeting with Mulla Mansur: Thomas Ruttig, codirecteur du réseau Afghanistan Analysts Network, a rencontré Mansour en 2000 quand il était ministre de l’Aviation. Il dit avoir gardé l’impression d’un homme intelligent, à l’esprit vif et qui était prêt à s’exprimer de façon plus […]

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New Taliban leader moves fast to heal rifts in Afghan insurgency

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Reuters, 5 August 2015 In this article about the Taleban power struggle, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted on the new leader’s first message: “If he’s playing to his own audience and trying to consolidate his position, it wouldn’t make much sense to make announcements about seeking peace at the moment, as the peace talks issue […]

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Profile: Mullah Akhtar Mansoor

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al-Jazeera, 4 August 2015 In this profile of the new but still disputed Taleban leader, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted, including about his 2001 encounter with the man in Kabul when still the Taleban’s civil aviation minister: Thomas Ruttig, co-director and senior analyst of the Afghanistan Analysts Network (ANN), had brief encounters with both Mullah […]

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Regime-Wechsel bei den Taliban

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Frankfurter Rundschau, 3 August 2015 Op-ed by Thomas Ruttig on the change at the Taleban top from Mulla Omar to Mulla Mansur, including a rendering of his meeting with the former in late 2000 as a UN political officer about an attempt to start peace talks. Thomas analyses how the Taleban have worked under Mulla […]

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Der Tod eines obskuren Gurus: Was der Tod des Taliban-Führers Mullah Omar für Afghanistans Zukunft bedeutet

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IPG-Journal, 3 August 2015 In his column in the Berlin-based political web journal, Sven Hansen (of taz daily) quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the political fragmentation of the Taleban in more than just two factions, pro- and anti-talks: Damit gibt es laut Thomas Ruttig vom Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN) jetzt drei Taliban-Positionen zu Verhandlungen: 1. Gegner […]

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Neuer Talibanführer will weiterkämpfen

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Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 2 August 2015 The leading Swiss daily, in its article reporting the first speech of the new Taleban leader quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on Mullah Mansur’s political agenda: Mullah Mansur seems to continue to be interested in a political solution but tries to limit Pakistan’s influence [on possible talks]. His moving the Taleban […]

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