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Hit from Many Sides (2): The demise of ISKP in Kunar

Obaid Ali • Khalid Gharanai •

One year ago, the Afghan affiliate of the Islamic State – called Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) – lost its last territorial base in Afghanistan in Kunar province. This followed a first severe defeat in their major stronghold in the country, in Nangrahar province in late 2019. No open ISKP presence is left in Kunar […]

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«Ein Machtkampf innerhalb der Taliban» Pakistanische Taliban greifen zum zweiten Mal den internationalen Flughafen von Karatschi an

Thomas Ruttig •

20 Minuten, 11 June 2014 The Swiss news portal interviews AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the Pakistani Taleban’s attack on Karachi Airport and its implications in the region (in German).

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Taliban gegen pakistanische Regierung: Wie geht der Machtkampf aus?

Thomas Ruttig •

Deutschlandradio Kultur, 10 June 2014 Listen to the audio file of a live interview (in German) with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the attack of Pakistani Taleban on Karachi Airport and its regional repercussions.

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The new game

AAN •

Daily Times (Pakistan), 17 February 2014 In an opinion piece, AAN's Thomas Ruttig is quoted on the differences between the Afghan and Pakistani Taleban, saying that: “There is an often repeated but not much sourced assumption that every group hiding in the Af-Pak mountains is more or less the same thing. The Afghan and Pakistani Taliban […]

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Neuer Talibanchef in Pakistan: Rache statt Friedensverhandlungen

Thomas Ruttig •

Tageszeitung (Berlin), 9 November 2013 Read a portrait of the new Pakistani Taleban leader Mulla Fazlullah by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig (in German). Referring to media reports that Fazullah has announced that his organisation, as revenge for the killing of his predecessor Hakimullah Mehsud, will launch an offensive against Pakistai installations and politicians, Thomas concludes that this […]

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Fazlullah has Mulla Omar’s backing

AAN •

The News International (Pakistan), 8 November 2013 Although the "news" in the headline is not detailed and based on anonymous, somewhat dubious sources, the rest of the article is highly interesting because it details the inner strcutures and dealings of the Pakistani Taleban, in he light of the killing – through a drone attack – of […]

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When and Why to Catch a TTP Leader: Faqir Muhammad’s Arrest

Fabrizio Foschini •

The capture last week of a prominent Pakistani militant in the Afghan province of Nangrahar by Afghan police and intelligence has made a sensation in both countries, being widely interpreted as a positive step for diplomatic relations and cooperation. But it also led to controversial commentaries by some observers. The presence inside Afghanistan of Pakistani […]

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