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Elections

Afghans largely left to monitor their own election

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Stars and Stripes, 3 April 2014 In this article covering pre-election violence and western attitudes, AAN's Kate Clark is quoted: “International powers have said in private to various candidates that if it is a stolen election, there’s a lot of things that won’t get paid for,” said Kate Clark, an analyst with the Afghanistan Analysts Network. […]

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Wenn Doktoren mit Kriegsherren paktieren (not online)

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Wochenzeitung (Zurich), 3 April 2014 Article (in German) by AAN's Thomas Ruttig looking ahead to the Afghan elections: "eight candidates, surpising alliances, Karzai will maintain influence".

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Le seigneur de Kaboul: Candidat à la présidence, Abdul Rassul Sayyaf

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Le Point, 3 April 2014 A long portrait of warlord and presidential candidate Sayyaf by Emmanuel Derville (through his blog; not online with Le Point). Included quotes by AAN's Thomas Ruttig: « Sayyaf a vraiment eu peur après la chute des talibans en novembre 2001, explique l’universitaire Thomas Ruttig, qui dirige l’Afghanistan Analysts Network, un centre […]

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Afghan Youth for Democracy? Not all of them

Borhan Osman •

Many observers are looking with hope at the progress in terms of education of Afghan youth and often describe it as a safeguard of democracy during the political transitions ahead. This, however, means painting Afghan youth with an all–too-broad brush and closing eyes to undercurrents that try to undermine further democratisation, says AAN’s Borhan Osman. […]

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La alargada sombra de Karzai

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El Mundo (Spain), 2 April 2014 The Spanish daily's Afghanistan correspondent Mònica Bernabé quotes AAN's Thomas Ruttig on the upcoming elections:  "Karzai pretende jugar un rol clave, como si fuera el padre de la patria. Tal vez un enviado especial por la paz. De ahí su insistencia en abrir un canal a los talibán como condición para […]

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Afghans Set to Vote on Ethnic Lines

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IPS, 2 Apil 2014 Don't be confused: As so often, the article id more differentiated than the headline. It says that ethnicity is only one factor that contributes to voting decisions among Afghans. In ACSF's Aziz Rafiee's words, quoted in the article: “there are five important factors in the voting process: ethnicity, regional location, language, […]

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Election Interest Surges in Taleban-Free [Andar] District

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IWPR, 2 April 2014 "In one district of Afghanistan where a popular public uprising succeeded in ejecting the Taleban, people have thrown themselves wholeheartedly into preparations for the upcoming elections. The last time elections were held in Andar district in the southern province of Ghazni, just three ballots were cast. But the long lines of […]

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Afganistan. Els reptes que haurà d’afrontar el president que substitueix a Hamiz Karzai

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Catalunya Radio, 1 April 2014 Listen to an audio of a pre-election report including quotes from AAN's Thomas Ruttig and CIDOB's Malaiz Daud, interviewed during a conference at CIDOB Barcelona.

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Les talibans sèment la terreur pour ruiner l’élection afghane

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Le Matin (Geneva), 1 April 2014 Article on the upcoming elections with a quote from AAN's Thomas Ruttig:  Faute d'alternative, après les échecs du dialogue de paix ces dernières années, «les talibans semblent glisser vers la radicalisation», avance Thomas Ruttig, spécialiste de la rébellion au Réseau des analystes sur l'Afghanistan (AAN) basé à Kaboul. Quitte […]

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Afghanistan sucht neuen Präsidenten

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Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, 1 April 2014 AAN's Thomas Ruttig is quoted in the (German language) article in the Osnabrück daily: Thomas Ruttig von der Denkfabrik „Afghanistan Analysts Network“ sieht weitere Schwierigkeiten für die Abstimmung. „Das Problem sind schwache Wahlinstitutionen, die nicht unparteiisch sind“, erklärt der Politologe. „Karsais Regierungsapparat kontrolliert weitgehend die Wahlkommission.“ Eine unabhängige Instanz gebe es […]

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What to Watch in the Elections (1): Voter registration

Martine van Bijlert •

Elections in Afghanistan can be overwhelming, surreal and utterly confusing, even for those who have followed the politics of the country for a long time. To bring those who were not here during previous elections up to speed, and to remind those who may have forgotten the details of what it was like, AAN’s Martine […]

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