ARD, 2 December 2015 Two interviews (one in writing and one video) with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the website of the German TV channels prime time news, the Tagesschau: one on whether there can be parallels drawn between the German military engagements in Afghanistan and Syria and one (the video) about the security situation, on […]
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Süddeutsche Zeitung, 1 December 2015 A short quote of AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in this first-year balance of President Ashraf Ghani’s tenure by one of the largest German dailies, summarised in the sub-headline: “corruption and violence are prevalent, thousands leave the country and for negotiations with the Taleban, Kabul has to rely on its difficult neighbour […]
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AFP, 1 December 2015 AAN’s Obaid Ali is quoted in this report about a certain ‘uprising militia’ in Pashtunkot district of Faryab province: “Militias in some areas are bedeviled by internal rivalries, revenge attacks and intra-group clashes,” said Obaid Ali, a researcher with the think-tank Afghanistan Analysts Network. “Their end goal is ensuring their own […]
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AFP, 30 November 2015 Extensive quotes from Kate Clark’s analysis for AAN of the US military report on the airstrike against the MSF Kunduz clinic – that “cited mistakes so ‘reckless’ that observers said they left open the unsettling question of whether those involved had ripped up their own rulebook in a chaotic effort to […]
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VG, 30 November 2015 The Norwegian website (or daily?) quotes AAN’s Kate Clark on the US report about the ‘mistaken’ bombing of the MSK clinic in Kunduz: – Spørsmålet gjenstår om prosedyrene ble oversett med vilje, skriver senioranalytiker Kate Clark hos Afghanistan Analysts Network.
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Deutschlandfunk, 30 November 2015 In this article on the German quality radio’s website scrutinising the strength of Daesh in Afghanistan, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted various times: Thomas Ruttig, Mitbegründer des Afghanistan Analysts Network, einer Forschungseinrichtung, findet dagegen die Kabuler Regierung übertreibe das Risiko: “Ich glaube die Bedrohung ist relativ begrenzt. Meines Erachtens gibt es […]
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Catch News, 26 November 2015 In this refreshingly non-alarmist article scrutinising the scope of Daesh in Afghanistan, AAN’s Borhan Osman is extensively quoted: According to Osman Borhan, an analyst at a Kabul-based Afghanistan analyst network, “however loosely you define the presence or activity of ISIS, it has not gone beyond a maximum six provinces since […]
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Stars and Stripes, 25 November 2015 In this article about the US investigation report about the bombing of a clinic in Kunduz, AAN’s Kate Clark is quoted as saying: Kate Clark, a researcher with the Afghan Analysts Network, said Wednesday’s briefing only raised more questions about the American rules of engagement in Afghanistan, which Schoffner […]
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Deutschlandfunk, 24 November 2015 In this article about the refugee exodus from Afghanistan on the German broadcasters website, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted on German threats to cut development aid for Afghanistan if the government rejects to take back deported citizens and about purported figures of Afghans leaving the country (in German): In Berlin wird […]
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Scroll.in, 23 November 2015 Discussing the silence of the mainstream Indian press on the recent Zabul Seven protests in Kabul, the blogger quotes AAN’s Martine van Bijlert, on the Afghan mood: Writing on the demonstration for the Afghanistan Analysts Network, researcher and writer Martine Van Bijlert noted that “Afghanistan may be a violent country, but it […]
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Tageszeitung, 19 November 2015 Article by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in the Berlin-based daily, looking at the German campaign in Afghanistan to warn potential refugees from travelling to Europe.
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NPR, 19 November 2015 In an article introducing the US radio station’s documentary film about Daesh in Afghanistan, AAN’s Borhan Osman and his analysis about the group is quoted:
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