Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 2 August 2015 The leading Swiss daily, in its article reporting the first speech of the new Taleban leader quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on Mullah Mansur’s political agenda: Mullah Mansur seems to continue to be interested in a political solution but tries to limit Pakistan’s influence [on possible talks]. His moving the Taleban […]
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Tageszeitung, 1 August 2015 In a full article (both online and in the print issue), AAN’s Thomas Ruttig summarises the events around the announcements of Taleban leader Mullah Omar’s death and the – challenged – selection of Mullah Mansur as his successor.
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Deutsche Welle, 31 July 2015 In an article about the new Taleban leader Mullah Mansur, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted: Mansoor, on the other hand, is famous for his pro-peace stance, but lacks Omar’s aura and is less attractive for the younger Taliban crop. “He will not have the same unifying power as Mullah Omar […]
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Die Welt, 31 July 2015 The German conservative daily, in an article looking at the death of Mullah Omar, carries longer quotes from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig. Here the gist of them: The differences in the post-Mullah Omar Taleban leadership are not only about whether but under which auspices possible peace talks should be held – […]
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Deutsche Welle, 31 July 2015 German foreign radio quotes from an interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig, on the new Taleban leader Mullah Mansur and the future of peace talks: “He will not have the same unifying power as Mullah Omar had. He is not a founding member of the group,” Thomas Rüttig [sic], co-director and […]
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Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2015 In this analysis repercussions of Mullah Omar’s death, also looking back at early failures of the US, an earlier AAN report by Anand Gopal is quoted, that in the immediate aftermath of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, “[t]hese leading Taliban members [as well as the rank and file] […]
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Pravda, 30 July 2015 The leading Slovak daily quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the Mullah Omar succession in the Afghan Taleban: “Udržiaval hnutie pokope. Dával mu aj náboženskú legitimitu,“ povedal z Kábulu o Omarovi Thomas Ruttig z Analytickej siete Afganistanu. “Ak sa správa o jeho smrti ukáže ako pravdivá, čo teraz nevieme, bude to znamenať aj to, že v rámci […]
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The Guardian, 29 July 2015 AAN’s Borhan Osman is quoted here on the – then still unconfirmed – reports of Mullah Omar’s death: “The movement has been vulnerable to fractures and this tendency would accelerate,” said Borhan Osman, a Kabul-based analyst with expertise in the Taliban who said that he was still hesitant to believe […]
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Los Angeles Times and Tampa Bay Times, 29 July 2015 AAN’s Borhan Osman is quoted as saying: “Islamic State and other radical groups who are antipolitical will benefit from Mullah Omar’s death,” said Borhan Osman, a Kabul-based researcher with the independent Afghanistan Analysts Network.
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Deutsche Welle, 29 July 2015 A short quote in this article of AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the prospects for Afghan peace talks: Thomas Ruttig, co-director and co-founder of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, believes … there is a “very long and complicated way ahead.” “There is no guarantee the process will yield a positive result, but it […]
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SRF, 22 July 2015 A website article with audio by Swiss Radio about the relationship between the Taleban and the IS/Daesh, with quotes and audio statements of AAN’s Borhan Osman: Today, the IS in Afghanistan is a reality, says Borhan Osman. he monitors radical groups in the country for the research institute Afghanistan Analyst[s] Network . […]
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KabulPress, 14 July 2015 The Kabul-based website quotes from an AAN assessment of the Taleban’s position vis-à-vis civilian casualties: According to the Afghanistan Analysts Network, the Taliban have a history of denying responsibility for attacks in which large numbers of civilians are killed. That suggests that even the Taliban recognize that attacks on civilians may […]
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