Deutschlandfunk, 8 December 2016 In this article exploring what rejected Afghan asylum seekers have to expect when sent back from Germany, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted as saying that the reasons why Afghan flee their country are complex, but that Afghans feel threatened by war and terrorism. he further says that the discussion about deportations […]
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Ettelaat-e Ruz, 13 Qaus 1395 (5 December 2016) The Kabul-based daily publishes an article by The Diplomat about the latest round of dismissals of cabinet ministers by Afghan parliament that contains longer quotes from Thomas Ruttig’s AAN dispatch about the subject.
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Deutschlandfunk, 5 December 2016 The German radio reports about the Lower Saxony Refugee Council given an award to German Franziska Hagelstein who brought a 14-years old Afghan refugee to Germany and took him into her family. AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted in this article about why Afghans flee their country: “Afghanistan ist ganz sicher kein […]
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Missie Afghanistan, 4 December 2016 Article on the efforts to combat poppy cultivation in Uruzgan quotes an old memo from 2005 co-authored by AAN’s Martine van Bijlert. The article is part of a multimedia review of the Dutch involvement in Uruzgan. Misschien nog wel belangrijker dan de hoge opbrengst van papaver: de sociale en politieke […]
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DNA, 2 December 2016 The Indian news agency somewhat over-generalised AAN on Taleban being pushed back from Pakistan and ‘forming’ ISKP – definitely only some of them: In 2016, the Afghan [sic] Analyst [sic] Network reported that these Taliban spent time in Spin Ghar range on AfPak border and formed Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP).
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YLE, 1 December 2016 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted in this article on the website of Finland’s public radio about a recent conference in Helsinki: – Afganistan on ollut köyhä aina, viime vuosien joukkopako johtuu pääosin jatkuvista selkkauksista, muistuttaa varajohtaja Thomas Ruttig Kabulissa sijaitsevasta AAN-tutkimuslaitoksesta(siirryt toiseen palveluun). Afganistanin tulevaisuutta käsiteltiin keskiviikkona Ulkopoliittisen instituutin seminaarissa Vanhassa satamassa […]
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TRT World, 30 November 2016 The Turkish state media company looks at the issue of a possible ICC investigation on war crimes in Afghanistan, including those allegedly committed by US forces and quotes AAN colleague Ehsan Qaana who has published about this issue: Ehsan Qaane, an analyst at the Afghanistan Analyst [sic] Network, a Kabul-based […]
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The Diplomat, 28 November 2016 In this article about the Afghan parliament dismissing seven ministers, the analysis of AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted: As Thomas Ruttig notes in his analysis for the Afghanistan Analysts Network, there are several levels of conflict involved. There’s the overarching conflict between President Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, and likewise […]
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Information, 26 November 2016 The Danish daily reports about the recent Afghan cabinet crisis, when parliament voted out six ministers. It quotes from Thomas Ruttig’s AAN dispatch on the subject: Ifølge Afghanistan-ekspert Thomas Ruttig fra Afghanistan Analyst [sic] Network (AAN) er det uklart, hvem der har taget intiativ til at begære ministrene fyret. Er det […]
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Al-Sharq (blog), 23 November 2016 The Middle East-focussed and Berlin-based journalists’ blog reports on a recent event in Berlin organised by itself in cooperation with refugees associations and other groups. At the event, Thomas Ruttig spoke about the subject “How safe is Afghanistan – and who says so?”. (In German)
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ARD/MDR, 22 November 2016 FAKT, the political magazine in Germany’s prime network, discusses the security situation in Afghanistan – the government says it is safe enough to return rejected asylum seekers, others – including AAN’s Thomas Ruttig, quoted here – doubt this. Watch the 10 minutes-long video (in German).
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Stars and Stripes, 21 November 2016 A short quote from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the recently started government forces’ winter offensive: Thomas Ruttig, co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, said that while many Taliban used to go to Pakistan over the winter in the past, now many tend to stay in Afghanistan. Nevertheless, he said, […]
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