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Nicht alle Afghanen freuen sich über US-Truppenabzug

AAN •

SRF (Swiss radio), 30 May 2014 Summary of an interview (with complete audio file of it), commenting on Obama’s announcement on the (still imcomplete) US troop drawdown till 2016.

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How Ukraine Spillover Could Complicate the US Withdrawal From Afghanistan

AAN •

The Diplomat, 6 March 2014 "Sometimes timing in international politics can bereally bad – at least this is what those dealing with the Afghan withdrawal plans at the Pentagon must be feeling at this point", with the Crimean crisis building up, writes the author. "In the event that the United States and Europe decide to severely punish […]

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“Ohne US-Truppen ist Afghanistan pleite”

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SRF4 (Swiss Radio), 27 February 2014 The US are increasing their pressure on Afghanistan: President Obama, when calling his Afghan colleague Karzai, threatened to withdraw all troops if Kabul does not sign the BSA. Listen to the audio (in German) of an interview with AAN's Thomas Ruttig explaining that a 'zero option' could mean the loss of significant […]

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Past Is Prologue or: A tale of two Olympics

Anthony Agnello •

Shortly before a historic and emotionally laden Olympic hockey match between American and Russian athlets in 1980, the Soviet Union had invaded Afghanistan. The US, at that time, had actually already started its covert operation to support the mujahedin against the Soviet-backed regime in Kabul; it would be their fight that would finally lead to the Soviet withdrawal. In […]

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Crossing the Bridge: The 25th anniversary of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan

Thomas Ruttig •

It was the last hot conflict of the Cold War: the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan between Christmas 1979 and February 1989. 25 years ago today, the last Soviet soldiers left the country, defiantly waving their banners and insisting they had not lost. A truce with Ahmad Shah Massud, the main northern mujahedin leader, had […]

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To Salvage What we can From Afghanistan, Our Leaders Must Admit that the War has Failed

AAN Team •

The Daily Beast, 24 January 2013 “As America ploughs through its 13th year of war in Afghanistan and negotiates with Kabul to keeps troops there for another ten years, we must take a sober look at the military and diplomatic actions that have thus far characterized our involvement” write Lt Col. Daniel L. Davis, and concludes […]

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Kann Afghanistan nach dem Truppenabzug selbst für seine Sicherheit sorgen?

Thomas Ruttig •

MDR Info (German radio), 20 January 2014 After the terrorist attack on Kabul’s Taverna du Liban restaurant, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig answers question on the security situation, role of the ANSF and the Taleban (in German). Go to indicated link, chose MO 20.01., and then 6-9 Uhr, look for the headline nd activate the audio (also podcast […]

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Recalling Past Threats, Afghans in Tranquil [Panjshir] Valley Work to Keep It That Way

AAN •

New York Times, 13 January 2014 Panjshiris are preparing themselves against a Taleban comeback, reports the Times. "Western security experts and senior Afghan defense officials say Panjshiri boasts about squirreling away weapons throughout the valley are credible. … Panjshir is also the only province where uniformed agents from the National Directorate of Security, Afghanistan’s main intelligence […]

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‘Gaming’ Obama on Afghan War

AAN •

Consortium News, 10 January 2014 A quick reaction by investigativ journalist Garteh Porter on former US defence secretary Robert Gates' upcoming book (print version to be out on 14 January), putting some of Gates' – probably not fully impartial – statements, and some telling omissions, in context.

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Afghanistan: Sicherheitslücke

Thomas Ruttig •

Tagesspiegel (Berlin, online), 7 January 2014 Reporting that the German ISAF forces had stopped reporting the number of insurgent attacks in northern Afghanistan, the Berlin-based daily asked AAN’s Thomas Ruttig for his assessment. Saying that the argument the Afghan forces were in the lead now and needed to take over the reporting sounded like a pretext. “ISAF […]

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Afghanistan After America: Series Introduction

Thomas Ruttig •

World Politics Review, 8 January 2014 WPR introduces a seven-part series “examining conditions in the last year of U.S. military operations there” (at least, under ISAF) and quotes and links to AAN’s Thomas Ruttig’s year-ender on AAN. “The Pentagon has assessed that ANSF casualties were up 62 percent in 2013 over the same period in 2012. Afghan civilian […]

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Afghanistan vor den Präsidentschaftswahlen. Und vor islamistischer Welle?

Thomas Ruttig •

Das Blättchen (Berlin), 6 January 2014 The political online biweekly publishes an article (in German) by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the upcoming Afghan elections and Afghan islamists of all kinds strengthening their positions in the country.

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