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		<title>Afghanistan: battling over the population’s perception (and losing)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GSerrano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News + Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deprivation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[drug trade in Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helmand province]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hunger]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marjah]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Council on Foreign Relations, Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor of CFR.org, interviews Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, CFR. Boot sums up the Marjah offensive as US troops ‘trying to take out probably the biggest remaining Taliban stronghold in Helmand Province, which has been a safe haven not only for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insurgents Strike At French &amp; Tribal Meeting In Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://trendsupdates.com/insurgents-strike-at-french-tribal-meeting-in-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rajeev 
Saxena</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News + Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brigadier General Marcel Druart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[french forces in afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurgents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lt. Col. Lionel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trendsupdates.com/?p=28302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A meeting between the commander of the French forces in Afghanistan and the local tribal leaders was attacked today by insurgents with rockets that claimed the lives of 12 civilians and injured 38 others. The meeting between the French Brigadier General Marcel Druart and the local tribal leaders was centered on a French military offensive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>al-Qaeda: poor, diminished, dissipated non-enemy (so why is the US still in Afghanistan?)</title>
		<link>http://trendsupdates.com/al-qaeda-poor-diminished-dissipated-non-enemy-so-why-is-the-us-still-in-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GSerrano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News + Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[al-Qaeda diminishing in number]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[al-Qaeda recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arab fighters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[former Marine Gen. James Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurgents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[militants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharia law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[troop surge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US enemies in Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US taxpayers money funding a war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US troops in Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US war on terror]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trendsupdates.com/?p=26747</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Upon assessing the remaining terrorist threat from Afghanistan, the US president’s national security adviser former Marine Gen. James Jones said, “The al-Qaida presence is very diminished. The maximum estimate is less than 100 operating in the country, no bases, no ability to launch attacks on either us or our allies.” If the US were to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Obama should not escalate Afghan war into nuclear Pakistan, no matter how tempting and possible</title>
		<link>http://trendsupdates.com/why-obama-should-not-escalate-afghan-war-into-nuclear-pakistan-no-matter-how-tempting-and-possible/</link>
		<comments>http://trendsupdates.com/why-obama-should-not-escalate-afghan-war-into-nuclear-pakistan-no-matter-how-tempting-and-possible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GSerrano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News + Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al Qaeda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[al-Qaeda Pakistan haven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[escalation of war into Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[increasing the number of U.S. combat troops in Afghanistan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nuclear Pakistan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan’s stability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terrorists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US military generals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US withdrawal from Afghanistan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to Afghanistan and Pakistan, US Vice President Joe Biden enjoys the privilege of having his president’s faith in his advices and recommendations. Biden’s proposals include American forces to ‘ concentrate on eliminating the Qaeda leadership, primarily in Pakistan, using Special Operations forces, Predator missile strikes and other surgical tactic,’ and ‘not increasing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taliban Widen Attack Areas</title>
		<link>http://trendsupdates.com/taliban-widen-attack-areas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GSerrano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News + Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghan war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coalition forces in Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deployment of more CIA operatives in Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gen. Stanley McChrystal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurgents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italian and German troops in Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kunduz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban link to some elements of Pakistani intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban strategic planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban’s widening attacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[troop surge in Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trendsupdates.com/?p=24383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An American official in Afghanistan says, “We assess that the primary focus of attacks in northern provinces such as Kunduz is to create a perception that the insurgency is spreading like wildfire. But I think it’s more of an ‘information operations’ success.” Amidst Obama’s quandary of whether to approve the request of US generals for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More CIA spies in Afghanistan soon</title>
		<link>http://trendsupdates.com/more-cia-spies-in-afghanistan-soon/</link>
		<comments>http://trendsupdates.com/more-cia-spies-in-afghanistan-soon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GSerrano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News + Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghan war]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[analysts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broad intelligence surge]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coalition forces in Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covert intelligence operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detonating bombs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[failure of intelligence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[paramilitary operatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roadside bombs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sophisticated assault weapons]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trendsupdates.com/?p=24145</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tactical failures such as missing the target and not rounding up the enemy are generally considered “failure of intelligence.” So, the US military operations in Afghanistan, frustrated that the Taliban are even actually winning the war, want to augment the usual military espionage with CIA covert operations. Thus, the CIA will expand its undercover presence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baitullah Mehsud‘s death: not crucial to counterinsurgency</title>
		<link>http://trendsupdates.com/baitullah-mehsud%e2%80%98s-death-not-crucial-to-counterinsurgency/</link>
		<comments>http://trendsupdates.com/baitullah-mehsud%e2%80%98s-death-not-crucial-to-counterinsurgency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GSerrano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News + Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advisory council meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aerial drone attacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[armed group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baitullah Mehsud]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[counterinsurgency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[factional infighting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trendsupdates.com/?p=21832</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which is dubbed as the Pakistani Taliban group, has reportedly been killed. His death, however, is not fundamentally crucial to the counterinsurgency campaign in the region. For starters, other deputies and heirs apparent are waiting in the wings. Such is always the case with syndicated armed groups. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Forces Battling Fiercely With Taliban in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://trendsupdates.com/british-forces-battling-fiercely-with-taliban-in-afghanistan/</link>
		<comments>http://trendsupdates.com/british-forces-battling-fiercely-with-taliban-in-afghanistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariza</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News + Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[battle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British forces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helmand province]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurgents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US forces]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trendsupdates.com/?p=18152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[British forces are engaged in Operation Panther’s Claw in Helmand Province of Afghanistan for more than two weeks. They are fighting with Taliban forces closely. There have been casualties too. Two more British soldiers were killed in these close encounters with Taliban. Civilians have fled the province. Meanwhile US marines are holding talks with tribal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian oil: chaos over black gold</title>
		<link>http://trendsupdates.com/nigerian-oil-chaos-over-black-gold/</link>
		<comments>http://trendsupdates.com/nigerian-oil-chaos-over-black-gold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GSerrano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Critic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Society &amp; Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black gold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chaos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crude oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmental destruction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurgents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[major oil players]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Niger Delta]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[oil]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trendsupdates.com/?p=17670</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The considerations have now become political. Today, the production is safer in the deep offshore. The ‘new frontier’ of Nigeria&#8217;s oil which is near the coast or in the Delta is a veritable war zone for oil where militants declared war against major oil players and foreign authorities. Several facilities of major oil companies have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biggest drug bust in Afghanistan by US troops</title>
		<link>http://trendsupdates.com/biggest-drug-bust-in-afghanistan-by-us-troops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GSerrano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News + Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghan drug trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghan poppy farmers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civilian deaths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug bust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug trafficking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heroin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heroin trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurgents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marjah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[militants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[narcotics hub]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban drug profits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax on Afghan poppy farmers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[US and Afghan troops recently destroyed a stronghold of the drug trade in southern Afghanistan. The offensive launched in the city of Marjah was a vast military operation to gain control of a stronghold of Taliban insurgents that is also used as a hub for storage and processing of drugs. “The four-day operation has seriously [...]]]></description>
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