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		<title>An oasis amidst war, Afghan valley seeks to lure tourists to help it return to normalcy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — There&#8217;s a new building in town, and it isn&#8217;t a military barracks or a hospital. It&#8217;s a Tourist Information Center.

Even as troops fight militants in the south, government officials and donors in Afghanistan&#8217;s central Bamiyan valley are training tour guides and teaching restaurateurs about customer service. It&#8217;s an attempt to draw tourism ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/an-oasis-amidst-war-afghan-valley-seeks-to-lure-tourists-to-help-it-return-to-normalcy-99558/" title="An oasis amidst war, Afghan valley seeks to lure tourists to help it return to normalcy">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Saving the past and the future: Afghans remove artifacts along with mines</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — On a rocky hillside in central Afghanistan, men in visored helmets and protective blue smocks gently scratch the earth for land mines — or shards of pottery from the sixth century.

Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. But this valley presents a challenge to deminers because of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/saving-the-past-and-the-future-afghans-remove-artifacts-along-with-mines-99494/">Original article &nbsp;: Saving the past and the future: Afghans remove artifacts along with mines</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghanistan: Where tourists go to relax?</title>
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Even as troops fight militants in the south, government officials and donors in Afghanistan&#8217;s central Bamiyan valley are training tour guides and teaching restaurateurs about customer service. It&#8217;s an attempt to draw tourism .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghanistan-where-tourists-go-to-relax-99493/">Afghanistan: Where tourists go to relax?</a>.]]></description>
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