Bayerischer Rundfunk, 1 June 2017 Radio call-in programme with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig as guest: “Die Behörden haben sicher schon viele Anschläge vereitelt, aber wir müssen in Afghanistan wohl leider noch mit vielen Anschlägen rechnen. Und klar ist auch: Meistens trifft es afghanische Zivilisten.” Here the full audio (53 min), in German.
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HNA, 1 June 2017 Interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on yesterday’s massive truck bomb in central Kabul, who might be the perpetrators, what it tells us about Afghanistan’s security situation and what this means for EU attempts to send Afghans back, from Europe to Afghanistan.
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Financial Times, 1 June 2017 In this article about Russia’s and Iran’s role in Afghanistan, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted on the former: “[The Russians] are just trying to throw a spanner in the works of whatever the US is doing there,” said Thomas Ruttig, a German former diplomat who heads the Afghanistan Analysts Network. […]
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The Guardian, 1 June 2017 Article on yesterday’s massive truck bomb in the centre of Kabul quotes AAN’s Kate Clark: The attacks are also disproportionately deadly to civilians, because most military and government targets in the city are heavily protected. “If you are prepared to tolerate the slaughter of innocents [attacks in Kabul] are a […]
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Ara, 1 June 2018 Op-ed analysis of yesterday’s Kabul bomb attack by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig for the Catalan daily.
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SWR, 1 June 2017 Brief audio interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the deportation of Afghans from Germany: Thomas Ruttig – Ko-Direktor der Denkfabrik “Afghanistan Analysts Network” – hält die Einstufung Afghanistans als “teilweise sicheres Herkunftsland” dagegen für falsch – dem SWR sagte er: “Die acht Millionen Afghanen in umkämpften Gebieten, von denen Herr Kiesewetter […]
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De Schaatskrant, 31 May 2017 Artikel on today’s truck bomb in Kabul quotes AAN’s recent dispatch by Kate Clark: “De trend is duidelijk – en niet gunstig”, schreef vorige week Kate Clark, medewerker van het Afghanistan Analysts Network, een gerenommeerde denktank over Afghanistan. Clark wees er ook op dat er sinds de verdrijving van de […]
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ARD Tageschau, 31 May 2017 AAN’s Obaid Ali is quoted on prime time German television on the massive truck bomb that killed over 80 civilians and wounded at least 350 (see also here).
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Frankfurter Rundschau, 31 May 2017 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig comments on today’s massive bomb attack in Kabul, in response to the German policy of declaring parts of Afghanistan “safe” for returnees and deportations: „Dieser Anschlag hat uns in Europa und in Deutschland erneut deutlich gemacht, dass der Krieg in Afghanistan weitergeht und sogar eskaliert“, sagte der […]
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Le Monde, 31 May 2017 Article on today’s massive truck bomb in Kabul quotes this recent dispatch by AAN’s Borhan Osman on the status of IS in Afghanistan: « Démanteler la base physique de l’ISKP pourrait la forcer à changer de tactique, à devenir clandestine et à adopter une tactique de guérilla, d’attaques éclairs, qui pourrait l’amener à se déplacer vers les centres plus urbains »,alertait Borhan Osman, chercheur au centre d’études Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN), […]
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De Volkskrant, 31 May 2017 Article quotes AAN’s Martine van Bijlert on who might be behind today’s massive truck bomb that was detonated on Kabul busy Zambaq intersection, leading to a large number of casualties: De Taliban hebben ontkend verantwoordelijk te zijn voor de aanslag, maar dat zegt niet zo veel. Volgens Martine van Bijlert van het […]
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Deutschlandfunk Kultur, 31 May 2017 In its ‘review of the day’, the German radio broadcast an extensive interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig taking stock of the context of the 31 May lorry bomb attack in Kabul. The Audio (in German) here.
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