il manifesto (Italy), 4 December 2014 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted in the Italian left-wing paper on slow cabinet process, the relationship between Ghani and Abdullah and their possible approach to peace talks as well as on shrinking western aid: Anche per Thomas Ruttig il nuovo governo è il frutto «di una grave crisi istituzionale e danneggia […]
AAN in the Media
il manifesto (Italy), 4 December 2014 In a second article from Kabul, on the London conference and shrinking western aid, AAN’s Christine Roehrs is quoted from her recent dispatch: Secondo quanto riporta Christine Roehrs sul sito dell’Afghanistan Analysts Network, lo stesso Ghani a Londra riconoscerà che la crescita stimata quest’anno è scesa all’1.5%.
AAN in the Media
South China Morning Post, 4 December 2014 The article about the Afghanistan conference in London quotes from Christine Roehrs’ AAN dispatch: “It feels as if some of the sympathy that was lost over the past years may be creeping back into the world’s hearts,” Christine Roehrs, of the Kabul-based Afghanistan Analysts Network, wrote this week.
AAN in the Media
AFP/Daily Mail, 4 December 2014 The news agency also quotes from the recent AAN dispatch: “It feels as if some of the sympathy that was lost over the past years may be creeping back into the world’s hearts,” Christine Roehrs of the Kabul-based Afghanistan Analysts Network wrote this week. She added that if Ghani can […]
AAN in the Media
IRIN, 3 December 2014 The former UN news agency (now independent), in a report about Afghan president Ashraf Ghani’s expected presentation of his reform agenda at the London conference quotes from the draft document from Christine Roehrs’ recent AAN dispatch: “Ghani is expected to use his keynote speech on 4 December to unveil his reform […]
AAN in the Media
NPR radio, 1 December 2014 Brief radio interview on NPR with AAN’s Martine van Bijlert on the recent string of suicide attacks on the capital. She says that even though many Afghans feel they may be related to recent events, such as the ratification of the BSA, such attacks generally take a long time to […]
AAN in the Media
La Regione Ticino, 27 November 2014 AAN author Fabrizio Foschini gets a full page for an interview in his regional (Italian Swiss) newspaper, talking about the elections and political transition, the situation of the ANSF, peace negotiations, militants, the new government and the neighbouring countries as well as Afghanistan’s socio-economic situation. On the important latter question, he said: “Paradossalmente, […]
AAN in the Media
Khaama Press (Kabul), 27 November 2014 Long quotes from AAN’s Country Director Kate Clark in this article reviewing the start of the Ghani-Abdullah administration: “He started with a lot of energy and apparent determination and with a strong focus on reform, on rooting out corruption. So he reopened the investigation into the Kabul Bank scandal […]
AAN in the Media
Tageszeitung (Berlin), 24 November 2014 Article by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig and Wazhma Samandary about the Wolesi Jirga’s ‘yes’ vote on the BSA and the SOFA that opens a door for the new NATO military mission “Resolute Support”.
AAN in the Media
NRK, 22 November 2014 An article on the website of Norwegian TV refers to an AAN dispatch on the situation Helmand, however calling us Afghan Analysts Network and AAA: Den uavhengige organisasjonen Afghan Analysts Network (AAA) tegnet tidligere i høst et dystert bilde av utviklingen i Helmand og dokumenterte hvordan amerikanske styrker bidro til at […]
AAN in the Media
IRIN, 20 November 2014 In an article about NGOs and humanitarian organisations that are in contact with the Taleban to safeguard their activities, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted twice. First, he pointed out that even then the Taliban might have drawn a distinction in their wording between “those that came with [the foreign troops] and those […]
AAN in the Media
Afghan Zariza, 19 November 2014 The Kabul-based magazine website reports about the launch of the Election Reporting Network (ERN), a countrywide cooperation between 70 Afghan journalists who came together in Kabul for a 2-day seminar organised in a cooperation by Mediothek Afghanistan, with financial support from the German government, and AAN. “Joined by representatives from Afghanistan Analysts […]
AAN in the Media
