Expressen (Sweden), 16 March 2014 In a follow-up report to the killing of Swedish journalist Nils Horner in Kabul – which contains a CCTV video of the two killers fleeing, on allegedly in a NDS uniform – , AAN's Kate Clark is quoted: "En av de som träffade Nils Horner i Kabul dagen före hans […]
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Tageszeitung (Berlin), 14 March 2014 (print only) Germany's minister for development has presented his country's post-2014 development strategy which focusses on the north (where German troops have been stationed) and Kabul and five "foci": good governance, economic development, energy, water and education. The strategic paper also emphasises women's rights, democratisation and rule of law. AAN's […]
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AP/Washington Post, 13 March 2014 In an article introducing presidential candidate Dr Abdullah, AAN's Martine van Bijlert is quoted: Martine van Bijlert, co-director of the independent research group Afghanistan Analysts Network, said Rassoul is “presenting a ticket of continuity” because of his implied support from Karzai. “Abdullah’s very much seen as a northern candidate and […]
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Radio France International, 13 March 2014 Attuning to the Afghan elections, the French radio station answers the following questions: "Who's in with a chance of winning Afghanistan's 2014 presidential election? Will voters be safe? Will it be free and fair? Will it be over when it's over?" And uses AAN material for it: "Armed strongmen – warlords and commanders […]
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al-Jazeera, 13 March 2014 Discussing the role of religious schools, AAN's Borhan Osman and AAN author Claudio Franco are quoted on the situation in Afghanistan: Borhan Osman, of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, said there was a dichotomy between "modern" and more traditional schools that needed to be addressed. "There is a serious need for reforming the […]
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The Fiscal Times, 13 March 2014 In this article, AAN's recent publication of a 1988 USAID report under the title “Retrospective Review of U.S. Assistance to Afghanistan: 1950-1979” is used as a peg for a story about AAN's Thomas Ruttig quoted as saying, turning around former ISAF commander General Eikenberry's famous slogan 'where the road ends the insurgency starts': […]
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Svenska Dagbladet, 12 March 2014 AAN member and former head of the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, Anders Fänge, is quoted here, commenting on the assassination of Swedish journalist Nils Horner in Kabuö on 11 May: Svensk polis har tränat afghansk polis inom ramen för Europol, men Anders Fänge är tveksam till om det har gett någon […]
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The Independent, 11 March 2014 Reportng the assassination of a Swedish-British journalist in central Kabul this morning, AAN's Kate Clark is quoted. "Kate Clark of the Kabul-based think-tank, Afghanistan Analysts Network, said it was too early to say if there is a trend for targeting westerners in the city, since the attack was unique and […]
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 11 March 2014 In an obituary for deceased vice president Qasim Fahim, AAN's Thomas Ruttig is quoted as saying: "There will be a hole in the political process around the election because Fahim's place [as leader of the ethnic Tajik minority] is empty, and now the question is who will fill […]
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Deutsche Welle, 11 March 2014 In a look at the Afghan pre-election constellation after the Qayyum Karzai campaign joined that of Zalmai Rassul, AAN's Thomas Ruttig is quoted extensively, along other experts: On Dr Abdullah's capacity of mobilisarion: "Abdullahs political camp is dominated by a relatively large number of persons who all have claims for leadership […]
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AP/The Republic, 10 March 2014 In this report covering the upcoming Afghan elections, Taleban threats of violence and the impact of the death of vice president Fahim, AAN's Kate Clark is quoted.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio LIberty, 10 March 2014 In this protrait of presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani, AAN's Kate Clark is quotes as saying: "We've noticed this time that he has embraced his Pashtun and tribal identity," Clark says. "He's hoping that will enable him to reach out to rural Pashtuns because he will present himself as […]
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