Tolonews, 26 June 2020 This news item is largely based on an AAN analysis of the Afghanistan part of the recent World Drug Report released by the United Nations Drugs and Crime Office’s (UNODC).
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dpa/RFERL, 18 June 2020 The leading German press agency quotes an analysis by AAN’s Jelena Bjelica of UNAMA’s latest Afghanistan (anti-)corruption report that found a slowdown in the fight against corruption: Analyst Jelena Bjelica from the Kabul-based think tank Afghanistan Analysts Network sees a shift in the political priorities as a reason for the slowdown. […]
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ARD, 18 June 2020 In this report by the “Monitor” political magazine on Germany’s main public TV broadcaster, covering growing US/NATO (and Afghan government) intransparency on the Afghan war, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted twice: on the importance of the SIGAR reports and on the purpose behind the intransparency in the US: to hide from […]
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Tolo News, 13 June 2020 Op-ed by AAN’s Kate Clark on the website of the popular Afghan TV channel and news website, based on her recent AAN Special Report “The Cost of Support to Afghanistan: Considering inequality, poverty and lack of democracy through the ‘rentier state’ lens.”
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Foreign Policy, 4 June 2020 In this article by Emran Feroz, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted on the relationship between IS ‘Central’ and its Afghan branch, ISKP: But while ISKP’s parent organization is largely known in much detail, its Afghan branch remains mysterious since its first appearance in 2015. In a further perplexing twist, it […]
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 31 May 2020 AAN’s Obaid Ali is quoted in this article, commenting on the Afghan government’s (lack of a) strategy, on links between non-Taleban foreign militant groups and the Taleban and on the strength of ISKP: “The government faced serious challenges for months,” says Obaid Ali, an expert on the insurgency […]
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Stars and Stripes, 22 May 2020 In this report about a “pause” in the planned expansion – from 105 to 121 companies – of the Afghan National Army Territorial Force due to “supply issues” and “leadership gaps,” AAN’s Kate Clark is quoted: Integrating the Taliban, however, could prove difficult for a force that relies on the […]
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The Guardian, 22 May 2020 A tweet by AAN’s Ali Yawar Adili is quoted here, in reports about frustration in Afghanistan about the lack of women participation in the latest political deal between president Ghani and his old/new coalition partner, Dr Abdullah: Ali Adili, a researcher for the Afghanistan Analysts Network, tweeted: “Where are the […]
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 22 May 2020 Full interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig (in German) about the ‘peace process’ in Afghanistan, saying that the time frame given in the US-Taleban deal of February 2020 was “unrealistic” and solely due to “domestic considerations.” H says that thought the Taleban were tired of war was “wishful thinking” – […]
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The Guardian, 20 May 2020 Op-ed by AANs Kate Clark who says that … the “peace process” initiated by Washington {…) has so far brought political dividends for the administration of Donald Trump but little protection for Afghan civilians (and that) Washington has no plan B if the Taliban do not actually want to negotiate […]
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Tageszeitung, 18 May 2020 Op-ed by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig for the Berlin daily, analysing the new power-sharing deal in Afghanistan (in German). He wrote, for example: It is not clear whether [the fact that Abdullah has been handed responsibility over the peace process] is a concession by Ghani or whether he handed over the responsibility […]
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Pajhwok News Agency, 17 May 2020 This opinion piece by the Kabul-based news agency quotes AAN’s Kate Clark: “The Taliban have created an enabling environment for this kind of attack. If they had agreed a ceasefire it would be much harder for any group to carry out this kind of attack,” said Kate Clark, co-executive of the […]
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