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Thomas Ruttig

Schleichende Okkupation von Politik

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Südlink, December 2014 Short review by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in the Berlin-based development policy magazine, about Marc Thörner’s “Ein sanfter Putsch”, a book looking at the military taking over politics, from Afghanistan and Pakistan to Iraq.

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Frauenrechte in Afghanistan – Wie geht es weiter nach dem Truppenabzug?

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rbb-Kulturradio, 6 December 2014 Listen to an hour-long radio round table (in German), discussing where women’s rights in Afghanistan are after 13 years of ISAF, featuring AAN’s Thomas Ruttig @aantru, Ursula Nölle (Afghanistan Schools Association ), Waslat Hazrat-Nazimi @WasHasNaz (radio journalist, Deutsche Welle). Today  5:04pm.  

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Keine Geschenke für Kabul: Neue Doppelspitze Ghani/Abdullah präsentiert sich in Brüssel, London und Berlin

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Tageszeitung (Berlin)/Afghanistan Zhaghdablai, 5 December 2014 Guest article by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig at Berlin’s daily taz, looking at expectations from the London conference (no new pledges; reform signal of presenting new ministers missed). Struggle about new cabinet ongoing, although Ghani has set some signs with first non-ministerial appointments and first steps of renewing civilian and […]

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Kabul sotto il fuoco e senza governo

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il manifesto (Italy), 4 December 2014 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted in the Italian left-wing paper on slow cabinet process, the relationship between Ghani and Abdullah and their possible approach to peace talks as well as on shrinking western aid: Anche per Tho­mas Rut­tig il nuovo governo è il frutto «di una grave crisi isti­tu­zio­nale e dan­neg­gia […]

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Kabul, i donatori si ritirano

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il manifesto (Italy), 4 December 2014 In a second article from Kabul, on the London conference and shrinking western aid, AAN’s Christine Roehrs is quoted from her recent dispatch: Secondo quanto riporta Chri­stine Roehrs sul sito dell’Afghanistan Ana­lysts Net­work, lo stesso Ghani a Lon­dra rico­no­scerà che la cre­scita sti­mata quest’anno è scesa all’1.5%.  

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Afghanistan’s new president Ashraf Ghani out to build bridges with West

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South China Morning Post, 4 December 2014 The article about the Afghanistan conference in London quotes from Christine Roehrs’ AAN dispatch: “It feels as if some of the sympathy that was lost over the past years may be creeping back into the world’s hearts,” Christine Roehrs, of the Kabul-based Afghanistan Analysts Network, wrote this week.

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Afghan leaders set to outline reforms at London meet

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AFP/Daily Mail, 4 December 2014 The news agency also quotes from the recent AAN dispatch: “It feels as if some of the sympathy that was lost over the past years may be creeping back into the world’s hearts,” Christine Roehrs of the Kabul-based Afghanistan Analysts Network wrote this week. She added that if Ghani can […]

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Afghanistan seeks anti-corruption support

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IRIN, 3 December 2014 The former UN news agency (now independent), in a report about Afghan president Ashraf Ghani’s expected presentation of his reform agenda at the London conference quotes from the draft document from Christine Roehrs’ recent AAN dispatch: “Ghani is expected to use his keynote speech on 4 December to unveil his reform […]

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Pace fragile a Kabul

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La Regione Ticino, 27 November 2014 AAN author Fabrizio Foschini gets a full page for an interview in his regional (Italian Swiss) newspaper, talking about the elections and political transition, the situation of the ANSF, peace negotiations, militants, the new government and the neighbouring countries as well as Afghanistan’s socio-economic situation. On the important latter question, he said: “Paradossalmente, […]

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President Ghani fosters hope with strong start

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Khaama Press (Kabul), 27 November 2014 Long quotes from AAN’s Country Director Kate Clark in this article reviewing the start of the Ghani-Abdullah administration: “He started with a lot of energy and apparent determination and with a strong focus on reform, on rooting out corruption. So he reopened the investigation into the Kabul Bank scandal […]

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Abkommen der Nato mit Afghanistan: Ausländische Truppenpräsenz bleibt

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Tageszeitung (Berlin), 24 November 2014 Article by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig and Wazhma Samandary about the Wolesi Jirga’s ‘yes’ vote on the BSA and the SOFA that opens a door for the new NATO military mission “Resolute Support”.

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