Frankfurter Rundschau and Kölner Stadtanzeiger, 11 October 2018 In an article about the leading US policy figures in Afghanistan, AAN is quoted in both German newspapers as source, based on sources in Kabul, that US peace envoy for Afghanistan only has ten months from Trump to come up with a solution (in German).
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C24, 10 October 2018 AAN election research quoted in this article on Czech television’s website (in Czech).
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The Diplomat, 2 October 2018 AAN’s Ali Yawar Adili is quoted here: Ali Yawar Adili, who has been following the details of the election reform process for the Afghanistan Analysts Network, identified “multiple, serious problems” emerging ahead of the election in an article in early August, having to do with “among other things, insecurity, voter registration, controversies […]
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BBC Farsi, 30 September 2018 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig wrote this op-ed for the website of BBC Farsi, pointing out shortcomings in the preparations and the failure to hold district council elections again (and the parliamentary vote in Ghazni) as results of long-delayed election reform, both under NGU and long before, under the eyes of the […]
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AFP/Channel News Asia, 28 September 2018 AAN colleague Ali Yawar Adili is quoted here on an element of the upcoming, but already reduced Afghan elections on 20 October: “They have promised (biometric verification) and they may do it, but will it be successful in dispelling the concerns? I’m doubtful,” Afghanistan Analysts Network researcher Ali Yawar […]
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SRF, 25 September 2018 AAN’s Obaid Ali is extensively quoted in public Swiss radio’s article about the Taleban’s changing strategy: less suicide attacks in urban centres, more consideration for Afghans’ needs (in German): Dass die Taliban heute weniger Selbstmord-Attentate verüben, habe mit einem Strategiewechsel der Aufständischen zu tun, sagt Obaid Ali, von der Denkfabrik Afghan […]
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Hankuk Ilbo, 21 September 2018 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted in this article of the leding South Korean daily, on the status of political parties and whether the Taleban are one of them: AAN 국장인 토마스 루티그는 기자와의 인터뷰에서 “아프간 정당들이 민주적 제도 하에서 자기 목소리를 낼 수도 있다고 본다”면서도 “하지만 그들은 스스로가 민주적인지 되돌아 보고 […]
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The Guardian, 20 September 2018 AAN’s Kate Clark is quoted here: “In 40 years of war, Afghanistan hadn’t seen mass sectarian violence until the rise of ISKP [the regional Isis affiliate],” said Kate Clark from the Afghanistan Analysts Network thinktank. “It’s struck at the heart of the city, what used to be the safest part, […]
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New York Times, 15 September 2018 This article by Mujib Mashal quotes from a recent AAN dispatch on voter registration: In the end, at least four provinces — Paktia, Nimruz, Nangrahar and Nuristan — saw more than 100 percent of their estimated eligible voters registering, according to Afghan [sic] Analysts Network. Some of the provinces […]
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Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, 14 September 2018 Long quotes from an interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig in this article of the Heidelberg-based daily, on the security situation in Afghanistan and on his conclusion from this analysis that there are no sufficiently large stable areas in Afghanistan that justify deportations (in German).
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Washington Times, 13 September 2018 After quotes of a young Kabuli unemployed who says “I will not participate in the upcoming election as my vote will not be counted. I do not believe anymore that it will be a transparent election. Only rich guys who collude with Afghanistan’s independent election commission can win the election. So […]
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RFE/RL, 12 September 2018 Quotes from AAN’s Ali Adili in this article about the recent anti-Shia terror attack wave: “The militants see these sports venues as soft targets,” says Ali Adili, a researcher at Afghanistan Analysts Network, an independent think tank in Kabul. “Striking these targets also makes headlines. More than this, these attacks may […]
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