Actively encouraging citizenship agency and political participation, we are in constant exchange with many Afghan activists and organizations working in that area. HBS therefore has become a valuable source of information particularly for German language media where a number of interviews, comments and articles from HBS or with contribution of the office can be found. HBS is entirely transparent about its work and welcomes journalists to learn about our projects in Afghanistan. We are also happy to provide contacts to our partner organizations.

Please find interviews and articles referring to HBS Afghanistan here:

• A New Strategy for Afghanistan – an Unwinnable War? Talkshow Quadriga on Deutsche Welle with Bente Scheller, 30.01.2010 (English language, can also be found at DW page in German and Spanish) http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5140590,00.html

• Civil Projects Need to Play a Bigger Role – Interview with Bente Scheller after the London Conference by Transatlantic Community, 29.01.2010 (English language) http://www.atlantic-community.org/index/Open_Think_Tank_Article/Civil_Projects_Need_to_Play_a_Greater_Role

• Staat ohne Bürger - State without citizens – A comment ahead of the London conference  of January 2010 by Bente Scheller in The European.  (German language), 28.01.2010 http://www.theeuropean.de/2189-bente-scheller/2190-wiederaufbau-in-afghanistan

• Afghanistan- Konferenz in London: Böll-Stiftung fordert Strategiewechsel beim zivilen Aufbau  –  Conference on Afghanistan in London:  HBS asks  for a change in strategy with regard to civil  reconstruction  –  Press Release of HBS Berlin for the conference, 27.01.2010 (German language) http://www.openpr.de/pdf/391401/Afghanistan-Konferenz-in-London-Boell-Stiftung-fordert-Strategiewechsel-beim-zivilen-Aufbau.pdf

• Konfliktportrait Afghanistan – Afghanistan conflict portrait by Bente Scheller. Bundeszentrale für Politische Aufklärung, 23.12.2009 (German language) http://www1.bpb.de/themen/OMJA7G,0,0,Afghanistan.html

• Die Anschläge haben eine neue Qualität – The  attacks have reached another level, interview with Bente Scheller  www.news.de (German language),  28.10.2009 http://www.news.de/politik/855030444/die-anschlaege-haben-eine-neue-qualitaet/1/

• Die neue Macht der Taliban – The New Strength of the Taliban, article by Tobias Matern in Süddeutsche Zeitung quoting HBS Afghanistan, 28.09.2009 (German language) http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/280/492635/text/