PAP/Gazeta Wyborcza, 14 July 2014 This article by the largest Polish news agency, reprinted in the country’s most importsnt newspaper, quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig: “Wszyscy w Afganistanie odetchnęli z ulgą. Udało się uniknąć konfliktu, który zaczął się przeradzać w groźną konfrontację – mówi PAP Thomas Ruttig, współdyrektor szanowanego kabulskiego ośrodka analitycznego Afganistan Analysts Network. – […]
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Neues Deutschland (Berlin), 14 July 2014 Guest article by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in the Berlin.based daily, summarising the 4-point agreement brokered by US Secretary of State Kerry and looking ahead: “Kerry’s mediation success is an important step forward. But some questions remain open. … In a government of national unity, many Karzai era politicians might […]
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Libération/AFP, 13 July 2014 More quotes from AAN’s Kate Clark (in French): Selon Kate Clark du cercle de réflexion Afghan analysts network (AAN), l’accord de samedi soir a changé la donne. «Les deux candidats sont maintenant en voie d’accepter l’audit et le résultat», a-t-elle dit à l’AFP, en précisant que l’Afghanistan pouvait maintenant espérer un […]
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AFP/Asia One, 13 July 2014 AAN’s Kate Clark is joining the stream of joyful reactions to the election deal brokered by the US’ John Kerry and the UN: “Because what we witnessed today was not just a topmost diplomatic achievement, it was close to a miracle.” Kate Clark of the Afghan Analysts’ Network hailed the […]
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PAP/Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland), 13 July 2014 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted in this election-related article: “Wszyscy w Afganistanie odetchnęli z ulgą. Udało się uniknąć konfliktu, który zaczął się przeradzać w groźną konfrontację – mówi PAP Thomas Ruttig, współdyrektor szanowanego kabulskiego ośrodka analitycznego Afganistan Analysts Network. – W obecnej sytuacji Afganistanu kompromis, nawet wymuszony przez obcych, […]
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Die Welt, 11 July 2014 In this article (in German) about the Afghan election impasse, the author quotes from Martine van Bijlert’s AAN dispatch: “Eine einvernehmliche Beilegung der Krise sei nicht ausgemacht, schreibt Martine van Bijlert vom Afghanistan Analysts Network in Kabul: ‘Auch wenn beide Kandidaten sich bereit erklären, das Ergebnis der Überprüfung abzuwarten, ist […]
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Deutschlandrdio Kultur, 11 July 2014 Soon up online: a 1-hour audio of a roundtable discussion about the lessons of Afghanistan for Germany’s future foreign policy, and participation in military missions in particular (in German). Participants: AAN’s Thomas Ruttig, Bettina Gaus of Berlin-based daily Tageszeitung, Markus Kaim of Berlin-based thinktank SWP, Roderich Kiesewetter, MP of governing […]
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Dissident Voice, 11 July 2014 Dr Hakim, a Singapori doctor working with grassroots organisations in Afghanistan, uses an AAN report as hook for his comment on the election crisis on this web-based newsletter.
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The American Conservative, 10 July 2014 In an election analysis, two AAN dispatches (by Martine van Bijlert and Kate Clark)) are quoted – besides a number of other external sources.
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al-Jazeera, 10 July 2014 Op-ed by AAN’s Borhan Osman arguing that a Taleban takeover in Afghanistan is unlikely: “There are problems … with both the comparison and the implied solution – i.e. US troops staying in Afghanistan. Indeed, conditions in the two countries bear some similarities. There are insurgencies in both countries rising up against […]
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Die Welt, 10 July 2014 AAN’s Martine van Bijlert is quoted here: Eine einvernehmliche Beilegung der Krise sei nicht ausgemacht, schreibt Martine van Bijlert vom Afghanistan Analysts Network in Kabul: “Auch wenn beide Kandidaten sich bereit erklären, das Ergebnis der Überprüfung abzuwarten, ist nur schwer vorstellbar, dass der Prozess glaubwürdig genug bleibt, um beide Seiten […]
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Irish Times/Financial Times, 9 July 2014 In this summary of post-election events, AAN’s Kate Clark is quoted as saying that the election had thrown up “a lot of combustible material”. She added Mr Kerry’s visit could help ease tensions. “America does have a stake in Afghanistan – and Afghanistan still needs America.”
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