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Thomas Ruttig

Afghan Taliban founder Mullah Baradar ‘released’ by Pakistan

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al-Jazeera, 25 October 2018 AAN’s Kate Clark is quoted here from earlier AAN analysis on the release of the former Taleban deputy leader: “Baradar is a highly experienced military commander and keen political strategist and played a major role in organising the insurgency in its formative years,” Kate Clark, member of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, wrote.

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Ballots and bullets in Afghanistan

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Brookings, 23 October 2018 AAN’s Ali Adili’s piece about the use of biometrics in the Afghan elections is indirectly quoted and linked to in this analysis by Vanda Felbab-Brown: So, there was no way to guarantee that the process was free of fraud, allowing losers to denounce the results as the outcome of systemic fraud […]

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High-Stakes Afghan Vote Paves Way For Next Hurdle: 2019 Election

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Bloomberg, 22 October 2018 AAN’s election specialist Ali Yawar Adili is quoted in this article, speaking about the election turnout: “The turnout was relatively good in cities but low in rural areas where security is not good,” said Ali Yawar Adili, an analyst and researcher with Kabul-based Afghan [sic] Analyst Network independent think tank.

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Parlamentswahl in Afghanistan: Nicht nur die Taliban als Problem

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Tageszeitung, 22 October 2018 Op-ed reportage and analysis summarising the chaotic two parliamentary elections days in Afghanistan by AA’s Thomas Ruttig (in German).

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Afganské voľby boli chaotické a krvavé aj v druhý deň

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Pravda, 21 October 2018 The Slovak daily both quoted AAN research by Thomas Ruttig and tweets on the Afghan elections: Thomas Ruttig, spolupredseda organizácie Afghanistan Analysts Network, označil voľby za najhoršie, aké monitoroval od roku 2004. Opísal ich ako chaotické a slabo pripravené, pričom biometrické zariadenia dorazili príliš neskoro a hlasovanie nedostatočne kontrolovala volebná komisia.

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Afganistanin vaalien ongelmat jatkuvat

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Keskisuomalainen, 21 October 2018 The Finnish newspaper quotes, via AFP, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig: –  Vaalilautakunta on näyttänyt selvästi kyvyttömyytensä järjestää hyväksyttäviä ja läpinäkyviä vaaleja, arvioi Afganistan-tutkija Thomas Ruttig.

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En Afghanistan, des législatives émaillées d’attentats et de fraudes

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Le Figaro, 21 October 2018 The leading French daily quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on talking with the Taleban  (in French, behind a pay wall): « Les violences des deux derniers jours ne signifient pas que le processus de paix est sans espoir. Après tout, depuis des années, chaque camp a pris l’habitude de dialoguer et de […]

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Taliban threats chill rural vote in Afghanistan

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Stars and Stripes, 21 October 2018 Lober quotes from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the rural/urban divide in Afghanistan’s parliamentary polls, following up on AAN’s first post-elections analysis: “The Taliban effectively rule much of the rural space,” said Thomas Ruttig, co-director of Afghanistan Analysts Network, adding the militant group is “able to scare voters away” from […]

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Un atentado con 15 muertos en Kabul cierra una jornada electoral caótica

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El País, 20 October 2018 The Spanish daily quoted AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the technical shortcomings of Afghanistan’s first day of parliamentary elections: “Esperaba que hubiera muchos problemas técnicos, pero no este nivel de caos. La dejadez de la IEC y de parte de su personal se ha unido a la casi total falta de […]

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Afghanistan vælger nyt parlament med over tre års forsinkelse

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Jyllands-Posten, 20 October 2018 The leading Danish daily newspaper extensively quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the then forthcoming parliamentary elections. Not online, PDF here: 20181020JylP-Afghan parl election

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