Thomas Ruttig

Afghanistan: Vereidigung zweier Präsidentschafts-Rivalen

dpa/Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 10 March 2020 The leading German news agency quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the rival presidential oath takings of Ghani and Abdullah as Afghanistan’s president (in German) – reprinted in a number of Swiss, German and Austrian media: Thomas Ruttig von der Kabuler Denkfabrik Afghanistan Analysts Network sagte: „Wir wissen nicht, wie […]

10 Mar 2020

‘Tremendous Uncertainty’ As Competing Presidential Oaths Plunge Afghanistan Deeper Into Crisis

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 9 March 2020 AAN’s Ali Yawar Adili is quoted in this report about Ghani and Abdullah being at loggerheads about who is the winner of the September 2019 election: “The country has entered uncharted waters, and any move could potentially further exacerbate the situation,” said Ali Adili, a researcher at the […]

9 Mar 2020

Afghanistans desolate Politik: Ein Machtkampf, zwei Präsidenten

Tageszeitung, 9 March 2020 Op-ed by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about Ghani’s and Abdullah’s rival presidencies and their repercussions for planned peace talks with the Taleban (in German): Der Machtkampf zeigt aller Welt, dass nach 18 Jahren US-geführter Intervention Afghanistans politisches System nicht funktioniert. Die internationale Gemeinschaft entschied sich mit der Anerkennung des Wahlsiegs Ghanis, erneut […]

9 Mar 2020

Afghanistan: Ein Land, zwei Präsidenten

Süddeutsche Zeitung, 9 March 2020 One of the leading German dailies quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the rival presidencies of Ghani and Abdullah, via dpa and AAN reporting: Der Afghanistan-Experte Thomas Ruttig von der Kabuler Denkfabrik Afghanistan Analysts Network sagte der Nachrichtenagentur dpa hingegen: “Wir wissen nicht, wie die Wahl wirklich ausgegangen ist.” Hätte man […]

9 Mar 2020

El Gobierno de Kabul se fractura a las puertas de la negociación con los talibanes

El Diario Vasco and La Rioja, 9 March 2020 The two Spanish local dailies quote AAN’s Ali Yawar Adili on the rival presidencies in Afghanistan, apparently taking it from the RFE/RL Gandhara blog but not attributing the source: «Se trata de un problema más que personal entre los dos políticos y deberían solucionarlo y llegar […]

9 Mar 2020

A Secret Accord With the Taliban: When and How the U.S. Would Leave Afghanistan

The Nw York Times, 8 March 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has confirmed that the US-Taleban agreement concluded in Doha in late February has two secret annexes. he called them “military implementation documents.” They are only accessible to members of the US Congress who cannot divulge their content. The Times, nonetheless, compiles what is […]

8 Mar 2020

Taliban hebben reden voor feestje

Reformatorisch Dagblad, 6 March 2020 The Dutch newspaper quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig, apparently both from AAN research and from his German blog, on the US-taleban deal and the impact of the Ghani-Abdullah presidency dispute: Een bizarre situatie, oordeelt Thomas Ruttig van het Afghanistan Analyst [sic] Network (AAN) in Kabul. Temeer omdat de overeenkomst verstrekkende gevolgen […]

6 Mar 2020

In Afghanistan la pace archivia la giustizia

Il Manifesto, 5 March 2020 The leftwing Italian daily quotes AAN’s Ehsan Qaane on the ICC decision to finally start war crimes investigations in Afghanistan (there is also an English version of this article, here): L’accordo tra Stati uniti e Talebani rischia di sotterrare una volta per tutte le rivendicazioni di giustizia degli afghani. «L’ultima […]

5 Mar 2020

Why is the US negotiating with the world’s deadliest terror organisation?

Security Distillery, 4 March 2020 An entry in this blog produced ‘by students for students’ quotes AAN’s Kate Clark via The Guardian: As Kate Clark, the co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, points out, a withdrawal of US troops might tip the military balance in the Taliban’s favour.

4 Mar 2020

Pakistan calls on Kabul to abide by Taliban prisoner swap deal

al-Jazeera, 3 March 2020 AAN’s Obaid Ali is quoted on the disputed Afghan government-Taliban prisoners exchange and remarks of Pakistan’s foreign minister Qureshi on the subject: Obaid Ali, an analyst at Afghanistan Analyst Network, said: “What Qureshi said is not relevant. This is an issue that is at the discretion of the Afghan government. It’s […]

3 Mar 2020

Els EUA signen un acord de pau amb els talibans

ara.cat, 3 March 2020 A quoted from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in the Catalan daily’s analysis of the US-Taleban agreement signed in Doha on 29 February: “Els EUA no s’han preocupat en cap moment durant les negociacions de què passarà amb la població afganesa en el futur”, adverteix Thomas Ruttig, codirector d’Afghanistan Analysts Network, un dels […]

3 Mar 2020

From Doha to Peace? Obstacles rising in the way of intra-Afghan talks

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Two key documents to get an Afghan peace process started have been signed: the Doha “Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan” and a simultaneous bilateral United States-Afghan declaration. The two documents together are supposed to open the door for intra-Afghan peace talks, ie between the Taleban and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on 10 March. […]

3 Mar 2020