Stars and Stripes, 15 December 2015 This article by Heath Druzin looking at the situation that “U.S. troops are increasingly being pulled back into battle to aid overstretched Afghan forces” , has longer quotes from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig: That lack of resources has been compounded by the phenomenon of ghost troops — fictitious soldiers and […]
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Süddeutsche Zeitung, 13 December 2015 In this article after the latest spectacular Taleban attacks in Kabul and Kandahar, one of the leading German dailies quotes AAN’s Borhan Osman with his analysis of the post-Omar Taleban’s strength: Seit ihrer Gründung vor mehr als 20 Jahren hätten sie sich immer durch ihre extreme Loyalität untereinander ausgezeichnet, schreibt Borhan Osman […]
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dpa/Märkische Allgemeine und Frankfurter Allgemeine, 12 December 2015 In the article (in German) about the Taleban attack on a Kabul guest house it is discussed whether it means a rejection of talks by the Taleban. AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted here as saying: Der deutsche Talibanexperte Thomas Ruttig vom Afghanistan Analysts Network sagt: “Krieg führen […]
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Vox, 11 December 2015 The explainer for the popular podcast series “Serial” contains a link to the biographies of the five Taleban leaders exchanged for the release of Bowe Bergdah: “…you can find a very detailed history from Kate Clark at the Afghanistan Analysts Network here.”
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Le Figaro, 10 December 2015 In this article looking at the chances of Kabul-Taleban peace talks while Ghani and Pakistan are pushing for new talks at the Islamabad Heart of Asia meeting and the Taleban attack Kandahar airport, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted as saying (print, also online since 9 December but behind a pay […]
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Deutsche Welle, 9 December 2015 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted on lessons learned from the ISAF mission in this analysis by the German international radio of the aims behind the German government’s decision to extend the stay of German soldiers in Afghanistan and the German defence minister’s cautious statement that there had been “mistakes” in […]
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dpa/Sächsische Zeitung, 6 December 2015 The German daily quotes AAN’s Borhan Osman about the latest Taleban audio meant to dispute reports about its leader’s, Mullah Mansur, killing: Der Talibanexperte des Recherche-Instituts Afghanistan Analysts Network, Borhan Osman, sagte der dpa allerdings: „Ich bin recht sicher, dass die Nachricht authentisch ist. Es war schon verdächtig, dass die […]
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Tagesspiegel, 4 December 2015 The Berlin-based daily quotes AAN’s Borhan Osman on the cohesion of the Taleban: Das Afghan[istan] Analysts Network (AAN) sieht die Taliban vor einer Bewährungsprobe. Geschwächt seien sie aber nicht, schreibt AAN-Autor Borhan Osman in einer Analyse. „Auch wenn die Risse das Bild von der Einheit der Taliban zerstört haben, sind sie […]
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New York Times, 3 December 2015 Among the speculations about new Taleban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansur’s reported death, AAN’s Borhan Osman is quoted with some cautioning remarks: “Anywhere Mansour, the highest leader of the Taliban, goes to a meeting, one would think not everyone would remain armed — just Mansour’s bodyguards,” said Borhan Osman, a […]
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Frankfurter Rundschau, 3 December 2015 Willi Germund quots AAN’s Borhan Osman in the German daily on the current state of cohesion in the Taleban movement: „Die Taliban haben während der vergangenen 21 Jahre schwere Zeiten durchgemacht“, schreibt Borhan Osman von „Afghanistan Analysts Network“ (AAN), „aber sie haben immer zusammengehalten. Das änderte sich im Juli 2015, […]
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Bayerischer Rundfunk, 3 December 2015 In the German radio’s morning round-up, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted in a report about the current celebrations of the 100th anniversary of German-Afghan relations and a bilateral cultural week taking off in Berlin (not online yet).
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Zeit, 2 December 2015 The German weekly’s website quotes from the Tagesschau interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig of the same day (see below), on the situation in Afghanistan: Der Experte Thomas Ruttig, Ko-Direktor des “Afghanistan Analysts Network”, sagte im Interview mit der Tagesschau allerdings, in Afghanistan gebe es “ein nie dagewesenes Niveau der Gewalt und die höchste Zahl […]
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