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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Kandahar</title>
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		<title>Karzai asks for investigation into killing of cousin in reported family feud</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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Karzai orders investigation into cousin&#8217;s slaying

KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he has asked the Interior Ministry to investigate the slaying of a young relative in a possible revenge killing connected to a family feud.
The October killing of 18-year-old Waheed Karzai in southern Afghanistan had apparently attracted little attention in Afghanistan before .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/karzai-asks-for-investigation-into-killing-of-cousin-in-reported-family-feud-247161/">Karzai asks for investigation into killing of cousin in reported family feud</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In visit to southern Afghanistan, British PM works to smooth relations with Afghan president</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noor Khan</dc:creator>
		
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PM Gordon Brown smooths British-Afghan relations

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Britain&#8217;s prime minister worked Sunday to smooth relations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and renew Britain&#8217;s commitment to the war despite its unpopularity back home.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he would ship helicopters, equipment and roadside bomb surveillance devices along with 500 reinforcements he recently announced will .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-visit-to-southern-afghanistan-british-pm-works-to-smooth-relations-with-afghan-president-243522/">Source article &nbsp;: In visit to southern Afghanistan, British PM works to smooth relations with Afghan president</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British Prime Minister Gordon Brown travels to Kandahar in restive southern Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noor Khan</dc:creator>
		
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British PM Gordon Brown in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown worked Sunday to smooth relations with President Hamid Karzai after making a surprise visit to Afghanistan and renewed his nation&#8217;s commitment to the war despite its unpopularity in Britain.
Brown spent Saturday night at an airfield in Kandahar — the first time ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-prime-minister-gordon-brown-travels-to-kandahar-in-restive-southern-afghanistan-243507/">Read : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown travels to Kandahar in restive southern Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits troops in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
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British prime minister in southern Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is visiting troops in the volatile part of southern Afghanistan where thousands more coalition forces are to be deployed.
More than 9,000 British troops are stationed in southern Afghanistan, mostly in Helmand province. Brown met with President Hamid Karzai and members of his ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-prime-minister-gordon-brown-visits-troops-in-kandahar-southern-afghanistan-243460/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits troops in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British PM minister visits troops in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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British PM in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is visiting troops in the volatile part of southern Afghanistan where thousands more coalition forces are to be deployed.

More than 9,000 British troops are stationed in southern Afghanistan, mostly in Helmand province. Brown met with President Hamid Karzai and members of his administration ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-pm-minister-visits-troops-in-kandahar-southern-afghanistan-243457/">British PM minister visits troops in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Behind a gate, Kandahar women create works of art, earn money and lament their lives</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Gannon</dc:creator>
		
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Work gives Afghan women hope amid security worries

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Nazia is an 8-year-old in tattered secondhand clothes whose name means &#8220;hope.&#8221;
For her, hope comes from the thriving business that employs her mother and 199 other women who sew embroidered clothing, tablecloths and shawls under the label &#8220;Kandahar Treasure.&#8221; They proudly call their collection Kandahar&#8217;s ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/behind-a-gate-kandahar-women-create-works-of-art-earn-money-and-lament-their-lives-240211/">Behind a gate, Kandahar women create works of art, earn money and lament their lives</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Local official says Kandahar governor survives assassination attempt in southern Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Kandahar governor survives assassination attempt
KABUL — The governor of the volatile southern Afghan province of Kandahar survived an assassination attempt when a bomb targeting his convoy exploded as he headed for Friday prayers to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
The remote-controlled roadside bomb damaged Turyalai Wesa&#8217;s car and blew out one of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/local-official-says-kandahar-governor-survives-assassination-attempt-in-southern-afghanistan-236504/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Local official says Kandahar governor survives assassination attempt in southern Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan president renews call to Taliban to lay down weapons, help rebuild Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Karzai renews call for Taliban to lay down weapons
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the Taliban and other extremist groups Friday to lay down their weapons and participate in rebuilding the battered country, as part of reconciliation efforts he has said will be his main objective during his second term.
Karzai&#8217;s ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-president-renews-call-to-taliban-to-lay-down-weapons-help-rebuild-afghanistan-236435/">Afghan president renews call to Taliban to lay down weapons, help rebuild Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bomb blast kills five Afghan border policemen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KANDAHAR - Five Afghan border policemen were killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan Sunday, a police official said.

The explosion happened in Spin Boldak, a district in the volatile province of Kandahar bordering Pakistan, said General Abdul Raziq, the border police commander.	 	
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, but said their fighters ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bomb-blast-kills-five-afghan-border-policemen-234326/" title="Bomb blast kills five Afghan border policemen">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Roadside bomb kills 5 Afghan border security guards in country&#8217;s south</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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5 Afghan border security guards killed in south

KABUL — A roadside bomb killed five Afghan border security guards traveling on a heavily used road in southern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan on Sunday.
Gen. Abdul Raziq, a border security commander, said the bombing occurred before dawn in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province. The ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/roadside-bomb-kills-5-afghan-border-security-guards-in-countrys-south-234293/">Roadside bomb kills 5 Afghan border security guards in country&#8217;s south</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police are weak link in Afghanistan&#8217;s goal for its forces take lead on security in 5 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Becatoros</dc:creator>
		
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Afghan police are weak link in security force

KABUL — Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan&#8217;s 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.
A strong, unified national police force has long eluded Afghanistan, a country ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-are-weak-link-in-afghanistans-goal-for-its-forces-take-lead-on-security-in-5-years-233650/">Police are weak link in Afghanistan&#8217;s goal for its forces take lead on security in 5 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bomber in southern Afghanistan kills 10 civilians, wounds 13</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Suicide bomber kills 10 civilians in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Afghan officials say a suicide bomber targeting an Afghan security forces convoy in the south of the country has killed 10 civilians and wounded another 13.
The deputy police chief of Uruzgan province, Gulad Khan, says the suicide bomber was on foot and blew himself up in  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bomber-in-southern-afghanistan-kills-10-civilians-wounds-13-232493/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French forces: rockets hit Afghan market, apparently targeting French general; 12 dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Rockets at Afghan market target French general

TAGAB VALLEY, Afghanistan — Insurgents fired two rockets Monday into a crowded market northeast of Kabul where the head of French forces in Afghanistan was holding a meeting with tribal elders. The attack killed 12 Afghan civilians and wounded at least another 38, the French military said.
Lt. Col. Lionel, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-forces-rockets-hit-afghan-market-apparently-targeting-french-general-12-dead-230622/">Source article &nbsp;: French forces: rockets hit Afghan market, apparently targeting French general; 12 dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rockets hit Afghan market, apparently targeting French general; 12 dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred De Montesquiou</dc:creator>
		
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Rockets at Afghan market kill 12, wound 38

TAGAB VALLEY, Afghanistan — French forces say the death toll from rockets fired at a crowded market northeast of Kabul where the head of French forces in Afghanistan was holding a meeting with tribal elders has increased to 12.
Lt. Col. Lionel, who can only be identified by his .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rockets-hit-afghan-market-apparently-targeting-french-general-12-dead-230603/">Rockets hit Afghan market, apparently targeting French general; 12 dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taliban attack kills eight policemen in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KANDAHAR - Dozens of Taliban fighters stormed a security post in southern Afghanistan and killed eight policemen, a senior provincial official said Monday.

Three other police were injured when the militants attacked their post in Arghandab district of the southern province of Kandahar, the erstwhile birthplace of the Taliban movement, the official said.	 	
&#8220;Dozens of Taliban ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taliban-attack-kills-eight-policemen-in-afghanistan-230453/">Taliban attack kills eight policemen in Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French forces say rockets hit Afghan market, apparently targeting French general</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred De Montesquiou</dc:creator>
		
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Rockets at Afghan market target French general

TAGAB VALLEY, Afghanistan — Insurgents fired two rockets Monday into a crowded market northeast of Kabul where the head of French forces in Afghanistan was holding a meeting with tribal elders. The attack killed four people and wounded another 38, the French military said.
Lt. Col. Lionel, who can only .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-forces-say-rockets-hit-afghan-market-apparently-targeting-french-general-230444/" title="French forces say rockets hit Afghan market, apparently targeting French general">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Militants attack police in southern Afghan province; at least 3 dead, 6 wounded</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noor Khan</dc:creator>
		
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Militants attack police in south Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Police officials in southern Afghanistan say militants have attacked a police checkpoint in the violent province of Kandahar overnight, killing at least three policemen and wounding another six.
The police criminal director of Kandahar, Pashton Moamand, says the attack occurred overnight and that three policemen were killed and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/militants-attack-police-in-southern-afghan-province-at-least-3-dead-6-wounded-230312/">Read more : Militants attack police in southern Afghan province; at least 3 dead, 6 wounded</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Case summaries and judges&#8217; rulings on Guantanamo Bay detainees seeking release from prison</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Excerpts from rulings in Guantanamo Bay cases

Case summaries and excerpts from the opinions by U.S. District Court judges for the 30 terrorism detainees ordered released from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison and the eight denied release since late 2008:
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		<title>Canadian Health minister outraged over plan to give swine flu vaccine to Afghan detainees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Gillies</dc:creator>
		
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Outrage over swine flu vaccine for Afghan detainees

TORONTO — Canadian military officials in Afghanistan said detainees are being offered swine flu vaccinations — a decision the federal health minister on Tuesday denounced as &#8220;outrageous&#8221; at a time there is a shortage of the vaccine in Canada.
The Defense Department later said there is no plan to .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/canadian-health-minister-outraged-over-plan-to-give-swine-flu-vaccine-to-afghan-detainees-225370/" title="Canadian Health minister outraged over plan to give swine flu vaccine to Afghan detainees">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Despite shortages in Canada, Afghan detainees to get swine flu vaccine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Taliban detainees to get swine flu vaccine

TORONTO — Taliban detainees in Canadian custody in Afghanistan will receive swine flu vaccinations ahead of the majority of Canadians in Canada, where there is a shortage of the vaccine — a move Canada&#8217;s health minister called outrageous.
Task Force Surgeon Cmdr. Rob Briggs said Tuesday detainees being held at .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/despite-shortages-in-canada-afghan-detainees-to-get-swine-flu-vaccine-225151/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Despite shortages in Canada, Afghan detainees to get swine flu vaccine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taliban prisoners on hunger strike in Kandahar complain of poor food, health care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Taliban prisoners on hunger strike in Kandahar

KABUL — About 350 Taliban prisoners are on a hunger strike at a prison in Kandahar and a delegation from the Ministry of Justice is going to the lockup in southern Afghanistan to investigate their complaints.
Mohammad Shafiq, one of the prisoners, says the inmates began the hunger strike Sunday .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taliban-prisoners-on-hunger-strike-in-kandahar-complain-of-poor-food-health-care-222872/">Taliban prisoners on hunger strike in Kandahar complain of poor food, health care</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan villagers say NATO strike kills 9 civilians but authorities say only Taliban killed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noor Khan</dc:creator>
		
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Afghan villagers say NATO strike kills 9 civilians

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — An overnight rocket strike by international forces killed nine civilians, including at least three children, villagers said Thursday. Local Afghan authorities said they had no reports of civilian deaths.
NATO said the target of the strike was a group of people believed to be planting a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-villagers-say-nato-strike-kills-9-civilians-but-authorities-say-only-taliban-killed-218968/">Original article on  : Afghan villagers say NATO strike kills 9 civilians but authorities say only Taliban killed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan villagers say airstrike kills 9 civilians but authorities say only Taliban killed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Afghan villagers say airstrike kills 9 civilians

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — An overnight airstrike by international forces killed nine civilians, including at least three children, villagers said Thursday. Afghan authorities said they had no reports of civilian deaths.
The incident illustrates the confusion and blame that regularly result from night raids and airstrikes in Afghanistan and threaten U.S.-led ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-villagers-say-airstrike-kills-9-civilians-but-authorities-say-only-taliban-killed-218832/">Afghan villagers say airstrike kills 9 civilians but authorities say only Taliban killed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan villagers say air strike kills 9 civilians but authorities say only Taliban killed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Afghan villagers say air strike kills 9 civilians

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — An overnight air strike by international forces killed nine civilians, including at least three children, villagers said Thursday. Afghan authorities said they had no reports of civilian deaths.
The incident illustrates the confusion and blame that regularly result from night raids and air strikes in Afghanistan ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-villagers-say-air-strike-kills-9-civilians-but-authorities-say-only-taliban-killed-218760/">Afghan villagers say air strike kills 9 civilians but authorities say only Taliban killed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan policeman shoots British soldiers, killing 5, in southern Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Becatoros</dc:creator>
		
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Afghan policeman kills 5 British soldiers
KABUL — An Afghan policeman opened fire on British soldiers in the volatile southern province of Helmand, killing five before fleeing, authorities said Wednesday, raising concerns about discipline within the Afghan forces and possible infiltration by insurgents.

The attack Tuesday afternoon came a month after an Afghan policeman on patrol with ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-policeman-shoots-british-soldiers-killing-5-in-southern-afghanistan-217567/">Original article on  : Afghan policeman shoots British soldiers, killing 5, in southern Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Despite US pressure, Afghan corruption will be difficult to stamp out</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert H. Reid</dc:creator>
		
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KABUL — President Hamid Karzai promised to stamp out corruption. The image suggested otherwise. Standing at Karzai&#8217;s side on Tuesday were his two vice presidents — both former warlords widely believed to have looted Afghanistan for years.
Reform is a tall order in a country awash in drug ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/despite-us-pressure-afghan-corruption-will-be-difficult-to-stamp-out-216701/" title="Despite US pressure, Afghan corruption will be difficult to stamp out">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai&#8217;s election increases pressure on Obama to scale back Afghan war plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Vogt</dc:creator>
		
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KABUL — Hamid Karzai was declared the winner by default Monday in Afghanistan&#8217;s fraud-marred presidential election, increasing the pressure on President Barack Obama to end his marathon deliberations at a time when a scaled-down version of his commander&#8217;s ambitious plans is gaining support.
Obama welcomed Karzai&#8217;s election with as .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/karzais-election-increases-pressure-on-obama-to-scale-back-afghan-war-plans-215589/">Karzai&#8217;s election increases pressure on Obama to scale back Afghan war plans</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan challenger Abdullah plans to call for runoff boycott, wants vote delayed until spring</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert H. Reid</dc:creator>
		
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KABUL — President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s challenger plans to call for a boycott of next weekend&#8217;s runoff election in an attempt to force the vote&#8217;s postponement until spring, his campaign manager said — a move that would dim U.S. hopes for a stable Afghan government ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-challenger-abdullah-plans-to-call-for-runoff-boycott-wants-vote-delayed-until-spring-213877/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Afghan challenger Abdullah plans to call for runoff boycott, wants vote delayed until spring</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan president&#8217;s brother denies reports he was paid by CIA to recruit paramilitary forces</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Afghan president&#8217;s brother denies getting CIA pay

KABUL — Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president, on Wednesday denied reports that he has received regular payments from the CIA for much of the past eight years.
The New York Times, citing current and former American officials, reported Tuesday that the CIA pays Karzai for a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-presidents-brother-denies-reports-he-was-paid-by-cia-to-recruit-paramilitary-forces-209498/">Original article &nbsp;: Afghan president&#8217;s brother denies reports he was paid by CIA to recruit paramilitary forces</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Afghan president&#8217;s brother paid by CIA despite suspected involvement in opium trade</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Afghan president&#8217;s brother gets CIA pay

WASHINGTON — Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the president of Afghanistan, gets regular payments from the CIA and has for much of the past eight years, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
The newspaper said that according to current and former American officials, the CIA pays Karzai for a ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-afghan-presidents-brother-paid-by-cia-despite-suspected-involvement-in-opium-trade-209201/">Report: Afghan president&#8217;s brother paid by CIA despite suspected involvement in opium trade</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taliban threaten Afghan voters in November presidential runoff as campaign begins</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert H. Reid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Taliban militants threatened Afghans with violence Saturday if they vote in the Nov. 7 runoff presidential election, as President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s campaign ruled out any power-sharing deal to avoid another ballot.

Supporters of Karzai&#8217;s challenger, meanwhile, urged the country&#8217;s top three election officials to step down — alleging they were involved in rigging the .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taliban-threaten-afghan-voters-in-november-presidential-runoff-as-campaign-begins-205984/">Taliban threaten Afghan voters in November presidential runoff as campaign begins</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taliban call for Afghans to boycott runoff, warn of violence on poll day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Pitman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Taliban fighters warned Afghans not to take part in the war-wracked country&#8217;s upcoming presidential runoff, threatening Saturday to launch a fresh wave of violence on polling day to stop them.

The warnings came on the first official day of campaigning for the Nov. 7 vote. The insurgents denounced the race between President Hamid Karzai ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taliban-call-for-afghans-to-boycott-runoff-warn-of-violence-on-poll-day-205596/" title="Taliban call for Afghans to boycott runoff, warn of violence on poll day">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghans race to organize Nov. 7 election after Karzai bows to US pressure and agrees to runoff</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Vogt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Facing Taliban threats and approaching winter snows, Afghan election officials must now scramble to organize a runoff presidential election on Nov. 7 after a grim President Hamid Karzai bowed to intense U.S. pressure and acknowledged that he fell short of a first-round victory.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said it will be a &#8220;huge challenge&#8221; .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghans-race-to-organize-nov-7-election-after-karzai-bows-to-us-pressure-and-agrees-to-runoff-201447/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Afghans race to organize Nov. 7 election after Karzai bows to US pressure and agrees to runoff</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai accepts runoff in Afghan presidential election, bowing to intense US pressure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Pitman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A grim President Hamid Karzai bowed to intense U.S. pressure and agreed Tuesday to a runoff election Nov. 7, acknowledging he fell short of a majority after U.N.-backed auditors stripped him of nearly a third of his votes.

With the fraud investigation completed, election officials must now scramble to organize a new ballot as .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/karzai-accepts-runoff-in-afghan-presidential-election-bowing-to-intense-us-pressure-201120/" title="Karzai accepts runoff in Afghan presidential election, bowing to intense US pressure">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan election commission orders Nov. 7 runoff in presidential poll marred by fraud</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-election-commission-orders-nov-7-runoff-in-presidential-poll-marred-by-fraud-200928/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Afghanistan&#8217;s election commission Tuesday ordered a Nov. 7 runoff in the disputed presidential poll after a fraud investigation dropped incumbent Hamid Karzai&#8217;s votes below 50 percent of the total. Karzai accepted the finding and agreed to a second round vote.

The announcement came two months to the day after the first round vote and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-election-commission-orders-nov-7-runoff-in-presidential-poll-marred-by-fraud-200928/">Afghan election commission orders Nov. 7 runoff in presidential poll marred by fraud</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan election commission orders runoff presidential vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Afghanistan&#8217;s election commission Tuesday ordered a Nov. 7 runoff in the disputed presidential poll after a fraud investigation dropped incumbent Hamid Karzai&#8217;s votes below 50 percent of the total. Karzai accepted the finding and agreed to a second-round vote.

The announcement came two months to the day after the first-round vote and follows weeks .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-election-commission-orders-runoff-presidential-vote-200829/" title="Afghan election commission orders runoff presidential vote">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top challenger to Afghan president says better to delay runoff than strike power-sharing deal</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-challenger-to-afghan-president-says-better-to-delay-runoff-than-strike-power-sharing-deal-200575/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — The runner-up in Afghanistan&#8217;s presidential election pushed Tuesday for an interim government to shepherd the country through the winter if it&#8217;s too difficult or dangerous to organize a runoff in the coming weeks.

The possibility of a runoff has loomed larger after a U.N.-backed panel Monday threw out a third of President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-challenger-to-afghan-president-says-better-to-delay-runoff-than-strike-power-sharing-deal-200575/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Top challenger to Afghan president says better to delay runoff than strike power-sharing deal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Resignation, confusion beset Afghan election recount</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert H. Reid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Efforts to resolve Afghanistan&#8217;s fraud-marred presidential election suffered new setbacks Monday when one of two Afghans on the commission looking into alleged cheating resigned over &#8220;foreign interference&#8221; and U.N. officials acknowledged that errors and miscommunication had plagued the investigation.

Allegations of widespread fraud in the Aug. 20 balloting threaten to scuttle the international strategy .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/resignation-confusion-beset-afghan-election-recount-193966/">Resignation, confusion beset Afghan election recount</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Member of UN-backed panel investigating Afghan election resigns; officials admit errors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahim Faiez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — One of the two Afghans on a U.N.-backed commission looking into vote fraud in the August presidential election resigned Monday, citing interference by foreigners. Officials acknowledged that errors and miscommunication have plagued the investigation into alleged cheating in the ballot.

Once the election results become clear, President Barack Obama is expected to complete a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/member-of-un-backed-panel-investigating-afghan-election-resigns-officials-admit-errors-193735/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Member of UN-backed panel investigating Afghan election resigns; officials admit errors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American soldier in Afghanistan killed in grenade attack; bomb kills British airman</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A suicide bomber struck a U.S. convoy in southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing two American soldiers, and military officials announced the deaths of two other international troopers — one American and one Briton — the day before.

The deadly start to the month followed a drop in U.S. and NATO deaths in September over ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-soldier-in-afghanistan-killed-in-grenade-attack-bomb-kills-british-airman-184839/">American soldier in Afghanistan killed in grenade attack; bomb kills British airman</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taliban attacks on roadways spread path of fear among Afghans</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Hinnant</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Taliban militants are sowing fear along Afghanistan&#8217;s highways with stepped-up checkpoints, hijackings and bombs — including one Tuesday that killed at least 30 bus passengers in the south.

Afghan authorities say the attacks, often carried out by only a handful of militants, are part of a psychological campaign to convince civilians that Taliban control .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taliban-attacks-on-roadways-spread-path-of-fear-among-afghans-182430/">Taliban attacks on roadways spread path of fear among Afghans</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taliban hijackings, bomb attacks on roadways spread path of fear among civilians in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lori Hinnant</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Taliban militants are sowing fear along Afghanistan&#8217;s highways with stepped-up checkpoints, hijackings and bombs — including one Tuesday that killed at least 30 bus passengers in the south. Afghan authorities say the attacks, often carried out by only a handful of militants, are part of a psychological campaign to convince civilians that Taliban ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taliban-hijackings-bomb-attacks-on-roadways-spread-path-of-fear-among-civilians-in-afghanistan-181633/">Taliban hijackings, bomb attacks on roadways spread path of fear among civilians in Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>30 Afghan civilians killed after bus hits roadside bomb near Kandahar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noor Khan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Officials say the civilian death toll in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has reached 30.

Kandahar provincial police chief Sardar Mohammad Zazai says nine women and seven children are among the 30 killed. A packed bus traveling from the western city of Herat to Kandahar hit a land mine in Maiwand district ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/30-afghan-civilians-killed-after-bus-hits-roadside-bomb-near-kandahar-180791/">Original article on  : 30 Afghan civilians killed after bus hits roadside bomb near Kandahar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Roadside bombs kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan (Roundup)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KANDAHAR - A roadside bomb believed to have been planted by Taliban militants struck a bus Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, killing 30 passengers and wounding 39 civilians, officials said.

Two other roadside bombs in eastern and southern Afghanistan killed six more civilians while a Taliban commander was killed in the northern province of Kunduz and an .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/roadside-bombs-kill-36-civilians-in-afghanistan-roundup-180673/">Original article &nbsp;: Roadside bombs kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan (Roundup)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In strategic towns, Afghan commandos try new tactic: Persuasion and soccer balls</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Maurer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GHOWS KALAY, Afghanistan — The village is little more than a handful of mud huts surrounded by wheat fields, but the runway at NATO&#8217;s main air base in Afghanistan&#8217;s south is visible from the town center. There, the Afghan commando, his beard still youthfully scraggly, tried to persuade a small audience of countrymen to turn .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-strategic-towns-afghan-commandos-try-new-tactic-persuasion-and-soccer-balls-173125/">In strategic towns, Afghan commandos try new tactic: Persuasion and soccer balls</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>5 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — About 50 civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a wave of violence around Afghanistan, including a bomb that left 14 Afghan travelers dead in one of the country&#8217;s most dangerous regions. Five American soldiers died in two attacks using roadside bombs.

The attacks Friday and Saturday reached a broad swath of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/5-us-troops-among-50-killed-in-spate-of-afghan-violence-20-civilians-killed-by-roadside-bombs-166929/">Original article on  : 5 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — About 50 civilians, security forces and militants were killed in violence around Afghanistan, including a bomb that left 14 Afghan travelers dead in one of the country&#8217;s most dangerous regions. Another roadside bomb killed three American soldiers in the east.

The attacks Friday and Saturday reached a broad swath of the country, demonstrating the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-us-troops-among-50-killed-in-spate-of-afghan-violence-20-civilians-killed-by-roadside-bombs-166849/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : 3 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Nearly 50 Afghan civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a spate of attacks around the war-torn country, including an overnight military raid targeting insurgents in the increasingly violent north, officials said Saturday. A roadside bomb killed two U.S. troops in the east.

Two Taliban suicide bombers attacked an office of intelligence officers .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-us-troops-among-50-killed-in-spate-of-afghan-violence-20-civilians-killed-by-roadside-bombs-166768/">2 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>48 civilians, security forces, insurgents killed in rash of attacks in war-torn Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Some 48 Afghan civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a spate of attacks around the war-torn country, including an overnight military raid targeting insurgents in the increasingly violent north, officials said Saturday.

Two Taliban suicide bombers attacked an office of intelligence officers in the southern city of Kandahar, killing one agent. In .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/48-civilians-security-forces-insurgents-killed-in-rash-of-attacks-in-war-torn-afghanistan-166736/">Original article &nbsp;: 48 civilians, security forces, insurgents killed in rash of attacks in war-torn Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan complaints body throws out ballots from 83 polling stations in Karzai strongholds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Vogt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A U.N.-backed fraud commission threw out votes Thursday from 83 polling stations and ordered recounts at hundreds of others in three provinces that form Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s political base, reducing his chances of avoiding a runoff.

It was the first time the commission has flexed its muscles in the aftermath of an Aug. .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-complaints-body-throws-out-ballots-from-83-polling-stations-in-karzai-strongholds-164720/">Afghan complaints body throws out ballots from 83 polling stations in Karzai strongholds</a>.]]></description>
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