MDR Jump (German radio), 19 November 2014 Listen to an audio about the situation in Afghanistan, including some parts of an interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig (in German, starts at 1:50)
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YLE, 17 November 2014 The website of the Swedish service of Finnish TV quotes AAN founder Sari Kouvo, on a balance of the Finnish part of the ISAF mission: Sari Kouvo, grundare och styrelsemedlem i forskningsorganisationen Afghanistan Analyst Network, säger att det generellt i Afghanistan finns en stor oro för framtiden. Det beror dels på […]
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ZDF, 16 November 2014 Watch a video of Germany’s second largest public broadcaster ZDF (in German), from its Sunday’s “Berlin direct” programme, with a short balance of the German participation in the international Afghanistan mission, on the occasion of the opening of a memorial for the German soldiers killed in the country. With a short […]
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Stars and Stripes, 15 November 2014 “This capacity of the insurgency to shift and concentrate its forces in different areas has proven particularly disruptive in the long run, often reversing improvements in districts which had been long under the Afghan government’s or international focus,” Fabrizio Foschini, a researcher with the Afghan [sic] Analysts Network, wrote […]
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The Guardian, 14 November 2014 AAN’s Martine van Bijlert is quoted in this article on Afghan president Ghani’s visit to Pakistan: Pakistan’s past attempts to get Afghanistan to heed its concerns triggered some of Karzai’s most bitter outbursts against a country that is deeply unpopular with ordinary Afghans. Martine van Bijlert, an expert at the […]
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Pakistan Observer, 13 November 2014 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig quoted here: Thomas Ruttig of the Afghanistan Analysts Network hopes Pakistan’s counter-militancy actions and President Ghani’s visit will lead to reduced tensions in bilateral ties. “I think the change of head of state [in Afghanistan] is a new chance to improve relations and both countries will not […]
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OpenDemocracy, 12 November 2014 In an article taking issue with recent reporting of the BBC’s John Simpson, the author quotes – among a many other sources – an AAN dispatch by Thomas Ruttig: ‘Armed strongmen – warlords and commanders… sit in most key positions and dominate the parliament, the judiciary and the still-partly factionalised security […]
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Voice of America, 12 November 2014 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will visits Islamabad later this week and is hoping for a “new beginning” in bilateral relations. AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted in this article: Thomas Ruttig of the Afghanistan Analysts Network hopes Pakistan’s counter-militancy actions and President Ghani’s visit will lead to reduced tensions in […]
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Reuters, 11 November 2014 “Documents seen by Reuters show that China put forward a proposal for a ‘peace and reconciliation forum’ that Afghan officials said would gather representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the Taliban command” Reuters’ Jessica Donati writes. “China’s proposal has not yet been formally announced because Afghan President Ashraf Ghani wants more […]
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Qantara.de, 10 November 2014 The German website specialised on the Middle East draws a balance on women’s rights in Afghanistan after the 2001 international intervention and quotes extensively from papers written by AAN co-director Sari Kouvo: “Die Strafverfolgungsbehörden griffen häufig zum Instrument der Schlichtung, anstatt die vorhandenen gesetzlichen Möglichkeiten zum Schutz der Frauen auszuschöpfen, sagen […]
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Kazanfirst.ru, 7 November 2014 The report about the Russian Guantanamo inmate Hamidullin on this Russian website from the city of Kazan (possibly the origin of H.) refers to AAN reporting on the case: Как сообщает портал Afghanistan Analysts Network, решение о рассмотрении дела Ирека Хамидуллина непосредственно в самих Соединенных Штатах было принято администрацией Барака Обамы. […]
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Bundeswehr.de, 4 November 2014 The official website of the German armed forces produced an “Afghanistan Special”, on the occasion of the near end of the ISAF mission. It interviewed AAN’s Thomas Ruttig – asking him to describe Afghanistan (a challenge) and draw a balance of the ISAF mission (in German, with some photos).
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