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Despite efforts to disrupt Afghan elections Taliban didn’t succeed – expert

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Voice of Russia, 6 April 2014 Transcript of an interview broadcast life on the English service of the Russian state broadcaster with AAN's Thomas Ruttig.

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Smooth Afghan election raises questions about Taliban’s strength

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Reuters, 6 April 2014 Debating the reasons for the unexpectedly strong turn-out of voters in the 5 April Afghan elections, the news agency quotes AAN's Borhan Osman: Borhan Osman of the independent Afghan Analysts Network argues that for now the insurgency does not appear to be winning, though the Taliban might argue it has already […]

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Karzai’s legacy may surprise us

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Dawn/Washington Post, 6 April 2014 In an article looking at the legacy of President Hamed Karzai, AAN's Martine van Bijlert requests some more balance: “In the beginning, Karzai was viewed through rose-tinted glasses,” said Martine van Bijlert, co-director of the Kabul-based Afghanistan Analysts Network. “Now, there’s a very negative view of him, particularly in the […]

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Die mühsame Suche nach einem neuen Präsidenten

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Die Welt (Germany), 5 April 2014 AAN's Martine van Bijlert is quoted here on the probability and forms of vote rigging, her experience from the 2009 and 2010 elections and what this says about 2014: "Der Betrug damals ist nicht leicht zu quantifizieren", sagt Martine van Bijlert vom Thinktank Afghanistan Analysts Network in Kabul. "Aber wenn […]

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Sota l’ombra de Karzai

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El Punt Avui (Girona), 5 April 2014 Pre-election report by the Catalonian newspaper, with long quotes by AAN's Thomas Ruttig: Tot i aquests aires de renovació, el nou president tindrà un gran repte. És l'opinió de Thomas Ruttig, fundador, codirector i analista del think tank independent Afghanistan Analists Network (AAN). “El nou president ha de cobrir les […]

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Afghan Women Await Poll Results With Hope

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Voice of America, 5 April 2014 Kate Clark, country director at Afghanistan Analysts Network, is quoted here as saying that laws protect an Afghan woman's right to education and employment but that in reality, men still control what a woman can do. "Under the Taliban, women largely couldn't work unless they were in the health professions.  So […]

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Afghanistan election sees heavy turnout despite Taliban warnings

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AP/CBC, 5 April 2014 Thde news agency has a short quote from AAN's Martine van Bijlert on the significance of the 2014 elections:  Martine van Bijlert, co-director of an independent research group called Afghanistan Analysts Network, noted the elections come as the country braces for the withdrawal of international combat troops. "They come at a time when […]

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Under Fire: The status of the 2014 election observation

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Election observers can play a useful role, nudging – both directly and through their governments – Afghan election authorities towards greater transparency and accountability, writes AAN’s Thomas Ruttig. However, this year’s international observer missions have, compared to the elections in 2009 and 2010, shrunk significantly. This is for different reasons, among them organisations’ fear to […]

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Nach Karsai ist mit Karsai

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tageszeitung (Berlin), 5 April 2014 AAN's Thomas Ruttig guest article (in German) reviews President Hamed Karzai's balance and looks at his future influence: "After Karzai is still with Karzai".

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Streitkräfte und Strategien: Präsidentenwahl in Afghanistan

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NDR (German radio), 5 April 2014 Podcast (in German) of NDR's weekly "Forces and Strategies", with an interview with AAN's Thomas Ruttig about the forthcoming Afghan presidential elections. (The interview starts at 17:27.) A long version of the interview is here.  

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Election 2014 (3): Snapshots from the provinces before the vote

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While the countdown to the vote is nearly finished, the situation ahead of it differs widely in the various parts of the country. Reports from the provinces can convey enthusiasm, insecurity, suspicions of fraud or just resignation. Depending on the person talking to you, they can become extremely detailed mappings of the security situation and […]

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Karzai may have post-poll role — he’ll live next to the palace: Martine van Biljert

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Times of India, 4 April 2014 AAN's Martine van Bijlert in a full interview with the India daily on the candidates, the pre-election mood in the country and the challenges facing the winner.  

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