AFP/France24, 22 February 2019 AFP has looked at life under the Taleban in Kandahar and whether or not they have changed their attitudes. AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is also quoted in this article as saying: “What they say is don’t listen to music, listen to sermons and religious programs. But there is no smashing of TV […]
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Yahoo News, 19 February 2019 In its column ‘Today in History’, AAN reporting appears for 19 February 2018: 2018 – The Afghanistan Analysts Network says while there has been a decline in the overall number of casualties in the country, suicide bombings have increased, killing and injuring more than ten thousand in 2017.
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Tribune de Genève, 17 February 2019 A short interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig (in French) about the US-Taleban talks and possible repercussions (after a pay wall) – but here it is: Les talibans ont mis en place un régime autocratique dans les régions sous leur contrôle. Peuvent-ils accepter la démocratie afghane qui repose sur […]
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Deutsche Welle, 15 February 2019 The English language website of German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, in another review of the Afghan peace negotiations, quoted AAN’s Thomas Ruttig as saying: “I’m convinced that if a peace deal is arrived upon only bilaterally, without the Afghan government … such a deal will be dead in the water,” […]
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Christian Science Monitor, 15 February 2019 In this article reviewing the US-Taleban peace negotiations and its outcome so far, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted as saying: The result, says Thomas Ruttig, co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network in Kabul, is that much more needs to be done. “Let’s not expect that all the mess of […]
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Tagesschau 24, 15 February 2019 A video of an interview with Thomas Ruttig on the 30th anniversary of the Soviet military withdrawal from Afghanistan (in German).
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al-Jazeera, 15 February 2019 A short quote from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the Soviet withdrawal 30 years ago: “Militarily the Soviet army was not defeated. They continued to control much of Afghanistan, at least the cities and also part of the countryside – not unlike the current situation,” said Thomas Ruttig, co-director, Afghanistan Analysts Network […]
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The Security Times, 14 February 2019 The newspaper for the Munich Security Conference carries an op-ed by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the situation in Afghanistan – from peace talks to the state of war.
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Tagesspiegel, 14 February 2019 The Berlin-based daily has a full interview (in German) with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig discussing the US-Taleban peace talks and the German offer to host a final peace conference including the Taleban.
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Tageszeitung, 13 February 2019 Another report by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig for the Berlin-based daily, this time on the firing of both Afghan election commissions by President Ghani and the still lacking parliamentary election results from October 2018.
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O Globo, 10 February 2019 A quote from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in this article in the leading Brazilian newspaper (behind a paywall, in Portuguese). Here an English translation of the quote: – The deal is still vague, needs to be negotiated in detail. There are open questions about how to reconcile the government, other political […]
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 7 February 2019 Some quotes from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the Moscow-sponsored talks between the Taleban and various Afghan factions, excluding the Afghan government: Thomas Ruttig, co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, an independent think tank in Kabul, says the Russian peace talks are fueled by “Russian political sniping against the […]
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