Stuttgarter Nachrichten, 12 August 2019 An extensive interview with AA’s Thomas Ruttig about the peace efforts for Afghanistan in the southern German regional daily (in German, behind a paywall).
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Voice of America, 8 August 2019 This article about the Atmar-Qanuni (and Atta) team suspending its presidential campaign, because of internal differences, quotes AAN analysis: Candidate Muhammad Shahab Hakimi told the non-profit Afghanistan Analysts Network group that the coalition of candidates had suggested to Tadamichi Yamamoto, the U.N. secretary-general’s special representative for Afghanistan, the possibility […]
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SRF4, 7 August 2019 Audio of an interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on Swiss radio, discussing attempts for peace in Afghanistan, emphasising that a signed agreement between the US and the Taleban would not automatically end the war in Afghanistan (in German).
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The Economist, 7 August 2019 A short quote of AAN’s Thomas Ruttig, on the singularity of the recent intra-Afghan talks in Doha: There had been similar gatherings in February and May, but they had not included Afghan officials, according to Thomas Ruttig of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, a research group.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 30 July 2019 AAN’s Ali Adili is quoted in this article about the start of the Afghan campaign for the September presidential election: “Candidates are hesitant to launch their campaign because they are not sure if the election will be held,” said Ali Adili, a researcher at the Afghanistan Analysts Network, […]
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Washington Post, 29 July 2019 AAN’s latest election analysis by Ali Adili is quoted in this report: In a report released Sunday, the independent Afghanistan Analysts Network noted that some experts believe a change of government should not take place until the Taliban can participate, although others argue that “sacrificing elections might mean they are […]
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Aachener Zeitung, 26 July 2019 Full interview in the German daily with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig (in German) on the outcome of the seventh round of US-Taleban negotiations and the intra-Afghan dialogue in Doha as well as an prospects of the forthcoming talks.
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World Policy Review, 26 July 2019 Candace Rondeaux quotes AAN reporting on “some reassuring Taliban gestures toward women attending the unofficial, intra-Afghan backchannel talks in Doha earlier this month, as the Afghanistan Analysts Network notes“.
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Jungle World, 25 July 2019 Op-ed in the German left-wing weekly by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the latest intra-Afghan dialogue and its ‘non-binding’ calls to reduce violence in Afghanistan (in German).
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Tageszeitung, 19 July 2019 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig wrote a portrait of Afghanistan’s new AIHRC chairwoman Shaharzad Akbar in the Berlin-based daily (in German). A more detailed German version here.
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Bloomberg, 16 July 2019 This article about one candidate for the 2019 presidential election briefly mentions AAN’s research about the field of contenders: His chief rivals include Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, who’ve uneasily shared power since the last disputed election five years ago. Also in the running is Haneef Atmar, a former national […]
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dpa/Westfälische Nachrichten, 9 July 2019 The German Press Agency quotes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the outcome of the intra-Afghan peace dialogue in Doha (in German): Doch was ist das zweiseitige Papier wert? Laut Afghanistan-Experten Thomas Ruttig von der Denkfabrik Afghanistan Analysts Network ist es ein kleiner Erfolg. «Es ist schon positiv, dass die Seiten zu […]
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