CNN, 1 March 2026 This article on the new Taleban panel code both refers to AAN’s translation of the text and its analysis of it: The decree was issued last month but has only recently come to international attention after it was leaked to the Afghan rights group Rawadari, which published it in the original Pashto. […]
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Tageszeitung, 1 March 2026 In this extensive German-language article, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig summarises the latest events in the Pakistan-Afghanistan war, describes what he calls a ‘classical spiral of escalation’, immediately caused by TTP and IS terrorist attacks in Pakistan, and – in official Pakistani eyes – the Afghan Taleban regime’s unwillingness to tackle TTP on […]
AAN in the Media
ARD, 27 February 2026 Watch an interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig at Germany main public broadcaster about backgrounds of the Pakistani-Afghan fighting that broke out last week (in German).
AAN in the Media
Sky News, 27 February 2026 This article refers to AAN’s latest unofficial translation of the Taleban’s new penal code: The decree, shared in an unofficial English translation by the Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN), says that a man who beats his wife enough to cause a visible wound faces 15 days in prison – if she […]
AAN in the Media
Tageszeitung, 27 February 2026 In this article (in German), AAN’s Thomas Ruttig summarises the last days’e events at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border where border skirmishes escalated into what Islamabad’s defence minister called “open war.” Both sides carried our air raids on each other’s capitals. In this article, the original source of the conflict is addressed: the […]
AAN in the Media
CNN Brasil, 27 February 2026 This article about the Taleban, as a party to the current conflict with Pakistan, an older quote (not exactly clear where from) from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is used: At the time, Thomas Ruttig of the Afghanistan Analysts Network said that the new Taliban leader might be able to “integrate the […]
AAN in the Media
dpa/Die Presse, 26 February 2026 In this (German-language) article by the German news agency dpa about the Taleban’s new criminal code, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted as saying: For Thomas Ruttig, a long-time Afghanistan expert, the new decree offers insights into the Taleban’s view of the people in their country. The Taleban’s stance, he says, […]
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National Public Radio (NPR), 20 February 2026 In this article on the US public broadcaster about a new wave of Taleban Vice & Virtue crackdown against women in Herat not sufficiently veiled, in their opinion, AAN’s Kate Clark is quoted on the character of Taleban clampdowns reflected here: “The enforcement of vice and virtue rules […]
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Deutsche Welle, 1 February 2026 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig was interviewed by German public international broadcaster Deutsche Welle for a report on its website on concerns raised by Afghan refugees over Germany’s accreditation of Taleban officials at Afghan consulates, which many fear will force them to engage with the regime they fled in order to obtain passports and other documents. Ruttig questioned […]
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Drop Site News, 28 January 2026 The news website interviewed AAN’s Thomas Ruttig for its report about the hundreds of Afghan refugees stranded at a US-run military base in Qatar, after America suspended its resettlement programme. As tensions rise in the Middle East, there are concerns that they could fall victim to the conflict between Iran and the US. The story was picked […]
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Radio Pakistan, 31 December 2025 The website of the Pakistani broadcaster briefly mentions AAN’s recent research about Taleban book bans: According to Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN), the Afghan Taliban have imposed a complete ban on more than six hundred and seventy university textbooks and hundreds of public books. As per the ANN, sociology and other […]
AAN in the Media
Hasht-e Sobh, 8 Jaddi 1404 (29 Decemeber 2025) The Afghan exile online paper reports about AAN’s recent research paper about Taleban book bans: The network reported on Sunday night that more than 670 university textbooks and hundreds of general books had been banned from [Afghan] libraries and bookstores. The analysts’ sources say that important subjects […]
AAN in the Media
