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		<title>RSS Feed - Digital Journal News from Afghanistan</title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai Sworn in with Clinton in Attendance]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282469</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/9/9/i/4/9/1/p-small/Karzai.jpg" length="4918" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Afghanistan Wednesday to attend the swearing-in ceremonies of reelected Afghan President Hamid Karzai as the US prepares to send more troops to the troubled country to fight its war on insurgency.]]></description>			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:22:40 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282469]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[US Legislators want new tax to pay for war in Afghanistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282453</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/7/8/i/4/9/8/p-small/afghanistan-military.jpg" length="3962" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[The war in Afghanistan is in its eighth year and has costed hundreds of billions of dollars but now Democratic lawmakers want a new surtax to pay for the war.]]></description>			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:07 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282453]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[More Robots Being Sent To Afghanistan To Defeat Roadside Bombs]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282451</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/7/4/6/4/4/7/i/5/9/7/p-small/DR7-09_100x150.jpg" length="63982" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[The number of portable robots deployed in Afghanistan is set to increase with the British Ministry of Defence ordering devices that can operate in caves, courtyards and which can help dismantle Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).]]></description>			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:49:36 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282451]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Secret CIA Interrogation Site Revealed in Lithuania]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282444</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/7/4/6/4/4/7/i/5/9/6/p-small/510px-CIA.jpg" length="7797" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[The location of a secret site allegedly used by the CIA to interrogate suspects has been revealed near the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. The site is reportedly one of eight such secret centres around the world.]]></description>			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:16:23 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282444]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[World's top military leaders to meet in Nova Scotia]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282436</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/5/3/9/8/2/8/i/5/9/6/p-small/800px-435_-_Halifax_NS.jpg" length="2791" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[Canada will play host to the world's most powerful military figures this weekend in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They will discuss global security, nuclear weapons and foreign policy.]]></description>			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:28:49 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282436]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Canada's Defence Minister denies knowledge of torture]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282408</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/9/8/2/0/6/5/i/5/1/8/p-small/mackay-mexico-cp-11586329.jpg" length="10630" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[The accusation of Canadian complicity in the torture of Afghan detainees who had been turned over to Afghan authorities is not new.]]></description>			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:09:01 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282408]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Former Canadian Diplomat Says Most Afghan Prisoners Were Tortured]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282370</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A former Canadian diplomat, Richard Colvin, who worked in Afghanistan, told a House of Commons Committee on Wednesday that most Afghan prisoners captured by Canadian soldiers fighting the Taliban were tortured by Afghan intelligence services.]]></description>			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:00:52 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282370]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bill O'Reilly: I don't care about the Constitution]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282340</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/9/5/0/7/6/9/i/3/6/4/p-small/headline_1199565101.jpg" length="2689" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Bill O'Reilly sat down with Judge Andrew Napolitano to discuss the recent decision by the US to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on US soil, while telling Napolitano that he doesn't care about the Constitution.]]></description>			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:57:19 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282340]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[U.S. Army Suicides Expected to Hit a New High This Year]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282305</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Canada is one of top ten least corrupt nations, Somalia worst]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282273</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/3/3/9/5/2/3/i/5/9/5/p-small/corruption_index.jpg" length="6869" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[New Zealand, Denmark, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland are among the top five least corrupt nations, according to a new survey released by Transparency International. Canada is in the top ten. Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Sudan are the most corrupt.]]></description>			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:24:47 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282273]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[One US soldier in Afghanistan costs $1 million per year]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282238</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/7/3/i/5/9/0/p-small/PresidentObama.jpg" length="5989" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[As United States President Barack Obama debates on whether or not to send an additional 40,000 troops to Afghanistan, the war in the region is costing $1 million per soldier per year.]]></description>			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:41:23 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282238]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[US Army sends mom to Afghanistan, infant to Protective Services]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282216</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/9/9/i/5/4/1/p-small/USSoldiersAfghan.jpg" length="5558" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[US Army Specialist Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother of an 11-month old baby boy, faces one year in jail if she refuses to go to Afghanistan - despite she hasn't been able to find someone to take care of her son.]]></description>			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:15:28 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282216]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Former Afghan MP Denounces NATO Support for Karzai Government]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282167</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/9/0/6/1/4/i/5/9/4/p-small/joya.JPG" length="9806" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[In Vancouver on a speaking tour to promote her new auto-biography, former Afghan Member of Parliament Malalai Joya took the opportunity to speak out against what she calls the corrupt regime of Hamid Karzai, and NATO intervention in her home country.]]></description>			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:09:56 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282167]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[British PM says 5,000 NATO troops needed in Afghanistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282133</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/9/9/i/5/5/6/p-small/BritishArmy.jpg" length="4018" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[While the Obama administration continues to mull over its options in Afghanistan, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown initiated an effort to raise another 5,000 troops from NATO members.]]></description>			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:34:08 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282133]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama's address in Asia casts 'America's first Pacific president']]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282130</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/7/3/i/5/9/0/p-small/PresidentObama.jpg" length="5989" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama tours Asia, applauding China's success and promising that America will happily participate in the growth and stability of the Asian continent.]]></description>			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:40:04 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282130]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Morale among U.S. military down in Afghanistan, up in Iraq]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282121</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/2/6/7/5/9/i/5/1/2/p-small/US_army.jpg" length="8658" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[Morale has fallen sharply among U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan since 2005 according to an Army mental health survey released on Friday. In Iraq, morale has increased slightly.]]></description>			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:20:45 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282121]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Taliban 'routed' in Pakistan’s North West]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282117</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/7/3/i/5/5/2/p-small/Taliban-Baitullah-Mehsud.jpg" length="6214" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[The Pakistani army considers the withdrawal of Taliban forces more like a rout than a tactical withdrawal. In recent fighting the army has been making inroads in the North West Frontier province.]]></description>			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:41:04 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282117]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pressure increases on U.S.A. over Afghanistan decision]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282082</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Weighing Afghanistan War Strategy]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282050</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/8/9/9/i/5/8/1/p-small/ObamaSitRoom.jpg" length="5763" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[Many await President Obama's decision on Afghanistan. Impatience is growing, but the world should consider what's at stake.]]></description>			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:56:47 -0500</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282050]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mikhail Gorbachev advises U.S. troop withdrawal in Afghanistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281961</link>
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