The Gulf Today/The Independent, 28 May 2014 The author in the Independent writes: “money spent on Afghanistan does not mean money spent in Afghanistan, but even taking this into account it is extraordinary that, despite gargantuan sums spent, Afghan government figures reveal that 60 per cent of children are malnourished and only 27 per cent […]
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Bundeswehr-Journal, 24 May 2014 The German military forces’ website summarises the statement by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig at a hearing at the foreign affairs committee of the German parliament trying to draw lessons from 13 years of ISAF, initiated by the Green faction: […] Doch zunächst zu Thomas Ruttig, Mitbegründer und Co-Direktor der unabhängigen, gemeinnützigen Forschungsinstitution „Afghanistan […]
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France24, 23 May 2014 Asked whether he is surprised about Wikileaks’ disclosure that Afghanistan is onw of the two countries where all phone calls have been recorded by the NSA, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is not surprised and says that everyone in Afghanistan has been conviced of that for a long time and that mobile phones are […]
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Stars and Stripes, 22 May 2014 AAN’s Martine van Bijlert with a preview on what could become problematic in the second round of Afghanistan’s presidential elections: Both Abdullah and Ghani had hoped to win an outright majority in the first round to avoid a run-off, but their main focus was on at least qualifying for […]
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Mondiaal Nieuws, 20 May 2014 The Belgian news website quotes from a recent AAN paper by Thomas Ruttig in an article about the ongoing discussion about development cooperation in Belgium: “Thomas Ruttig, [co-]directeur van het Afghanistan Academics Netwerk, citeert daarover in een recente MO* paper [which in fact is the translation of an AAN paper] een rapport van […]
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The Diplomat, 19 May 2014 In an article looking at the mood in Afghanistan during election time, the author quotes AAN’s Martine van Bijlert: “I think what has happened in Afghanistan is remarkable but it fundamentally does not address the problems facing the country. You have to wait and see what happens when the whole […]
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Tageszeitung (Berlin), 16 May 2014 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig summarises the outcome of the first round of voting in p Afghanistan’s presidential elections, pointing out that voters have started to not vote along ‘traditional’ ethnic patterns and that further surprises can be expcted in round 2.
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Eurasianet, 16 May 2014 Two of Obaid Ali’s AAN dispatches from Faryab (“A Taleban Foothold in the North” in 2012 and “a province under constant attack” in 2013) are quoted in this article, and the author asks: “So is this reason for concern for Turkmenistan?”
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Voice of America, 15 May 2014 In a report about the announcement of a necessary second round in the Afghan presidential election, AAN’s Kate Clark is quoted: Observers like Kate Clark of the Kabul-based Afghanistan Analysts Network hope voters will demonstrate the same kind of interest and excitement in the runoff. “If the Afghan people […]
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Reuters, 13 May 2014 In an article looking at the future of outgoing Afghan president Hamed Karzai, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted: Thomas Ruttig, co-director of independent research organization Afghanistan Analysts Network in Kabul, says Karzai has positioned himself well to stay in the political game. “Karzai successfully has worked with all major contenders for […]
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Radio 1 (Netherlands), 07 May 2014 The Dutch radio station discusses Afghan journalists’ decision not to report Taleban violence on Afghan election dsy. AAN’s Martine van Bijlert is quoted here (with audio stream): “In eerste instantie heeft het ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken een heel laag aantal geweldsincidenten gegeven. Het ministerie van Defensie, om te laten zien […]
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Jacobin magazine, 6 May 2014 “The ‘decent Left’ was wrong: a blood soaked occupation did not lead to a promising post-Taliban future” writes Greg Shupak in the “magazine of culture and polemics” and quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on socio-economic developments: Thomas Ruttig of Afghanistan Analysis Network writes that “economic activity in general [is] falling,” unemployment […]
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