Daily Times, 17 August 2015 Another quote in an opinion piece in a Pakistani daily of AAN’s Thomas Ruttig – under a headline that seems to be lopsided: If Mansoor is “playing to his own audience and trying to consolidate his position”, as Thomas Ruttig of the Afghan Analysts Network believes, the Taliban insurgency will […]
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The Diplomat, 15 August 2015 Listen to a podcast of a discussion that includes AAN’s Obaid Ali. , assistant country director and researcher at the Afghanistan Analysts Network, to discuss the increased activity of insurgents in northern Afghanistan. Ali notes a number of reasons for increased Taliban activity in Kunduz province, including less support from the […]
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Foreign Policy blog, 14 August 2015 In this otherwise awful piece, basically demanding – after the wave of Taleban attacks in Kabul – the US resumes its earlier (but unsuccessful) targeted killing programme against the Taleban, AANÄs Kate Clark is quoted – on the fact that also a US special forces member was killed in […]
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Deutschlandfunk, 14 August 2015 Under the timely headline “Afghanistan: Forgotten war”, the German quality radio station quotes AAN’s Borhan Osman, indirectly – and it is not clear how far Borhan’s statements go and where the author’s begin (in German): “Borhan Osman works for the Afghanistan Analysts’ Network”, an independent research organisation. AAN resides in the heart […]
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Wiener Zeitung, 14 August 2015 Extensive quotes of AAN’s Thomas Ruttig and another AAN dispatch in this article in the Vienna daily on the Taleban attack wave in Kabul and the leadership after Mullah Omar’s death: “Vom Dschihad zu sprechen verbindet, es stärkt den Kampfgeist. Mansour würde schwach wirken, wenn er zu Verhandlungen aufruft und […]
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 13 August 2015 In an article on the RFE/RL “Tracking Islamic State” page, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted with a cautioning statement: But some analysts say IS does not pose much of a threat [in Afghanistan]. “IS inroads in Afghanistan are minimal so far” and limited to Nangarhar, said Thomas Ruttig […]
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The Guardian, 13 August 2015 AAN’s Kate Clark is quoted here: “He’s [Ghani] gambled a lot, but with very little to show for it so far, and almost all of his political capital is used up on this side of the border,” said Kate Clark from the Afghanistan Analysts Network, adding that Pakistan would probably […]
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Reuters, 12 August 2015 AAN’s country director on the meaning of the latest wave of Taleban attacks: “I don’t think there is any change in strategy,” said Kate Clark, country director for the Afghan Analysts Network in Kabul. “Mansour has largely been focussed on the military struggle for years, there’s been precious little on the […]
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dpa, 12 August 2015 The German press agency (in English) extensively quotes both AAN’s Kate Clark and Borhan Osman: Kate Clark, a senior political analyst for the Afghan Analyst Network, said Mansoor is trying to look strong amid the criticism of his leadership. “Talk of ‘jihad’ is uniting. It boosts morale. Calling for negotiations would make […]
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SRF4, 11 August 2015 Listen to the audio of an interview (in German) on Swiss radio with AAN’s co-director Thomas Ruttig about the meaning of the latest wave of Taleban attacks in Kabul: it showed that the Taleban still have power, are willing and able to strike. They also seem to emerge re-united from their […]
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Stars and Stripes, 11 August 2015 AAN’s Kate Clark quoted on attacks and talks: … some longtime Afghan analysts believe that the Taliban leaders have not entirely abandoned the idea of talks with the Afghan government. The leadership first needs to prove it’s a potent force, and one that is independent of Pakistan, too. “The […]
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 10 August 2015 The leading Swiss daily quotes AAN’s Borhan Osman on the background of the Murree talks and the ‘delicate relationship’ between the Taleban and Pakistan.
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