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		<title>Mind Games in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://the-diplomat.com/2012/02/07/mind-games-in-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<dc:creator>Richard Weitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The timing of the leak of last week’s report on interrogations of Taliban members was suspicious. But NATO will have to get used to efforts to sow discord.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan – Evolution or Revolution?</title>
		<link>http://the-diplomat.com/2012/01/28/pakistan-%e2%80%93-evolution-or-revolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite rumors of an impending coup, Pakistan looks on course for early elections. But an Imran Khan win would see big changes to ties with the U.S.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Taliban Serious About Talks?</title>
		<link>http://the-diplomat.com/2012/01/11/is-the-taliban-serious-about-talks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<dc:creator>Richard Weitz</dc:creator>
						<category><![CDATA[Central Asia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plans to establish a Taliban political liaison office in Qatar suggest peace talks may finally make progress. But are the Taliban really ready to stop fighting?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pakistan’s Roller Coaster 2012</title>
		<link>http://the-diplomat.com/2012/01/08/pakistan%e2%80%99s-roller-coaster-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://the-diplomat.com/2012/01/08/pakistan%e2%80%99s-roller-coaster-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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						<category><![CDATA[Central Asia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year was an unsettling year for Pakistanis. With political upheaval and security threats looming, 2012 will likely bring more of the same.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mullah Omar: Last Man Standing</title>
		<link>http://the-diplomat.com/2012/01/03/mullah-omar-last-man-standing/</link>
		<comments>http://the-diplomat.com/2012/01/03/mullah-omar-last-man-standing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<dc:creator>Luke Hunt</dc:creator>
						<category><![CDATA[Central Asia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Osama bin Laden is dead, but his close ally and Taliban chief Mullah Omar still complicates the future of Afghanistan.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>How Pakistan Kids Itself on China</title>
		<link>http://the-diplomat.com/2011/12/28/how-pakistan-kids-itself-on-china/</link>
		<comments>http://the-diplomat.com/2011/12/28/how-pakistan-kids-itself-on-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<dc:creator>Richard Weitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pakistani policymakers are wrong if they think Beijing will bankroll a break with Washington. China has no interest in pushing India into U.S. arms.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>America’s Afghan Supply Problem</title>
		<link>http://the-diplomat.com/2011/12/14/america%e2%80%99s-afghan-supply-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://the-diplomat.com/2011/12/14/america%e2%80%99s-afghan-supply-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<dc:creator>Joshua Kucera</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a U.S. air attack has left the U.S. more dependent on Uzbekistan. But is Tashkent a reliable – or advisable – partner?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bonn Meet Falls Flat on Face</title>
		<link>http://the-diplomat.com/2011/12/07/bonn-meet-falls-flat-on-face/</link>
		<comments>http://the-diplomat.com/2011/12/07/bonn-meet-falls-flat-on-face/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<dc:creator>Robert Dreyfuss</dc:creator>
						<category><![CDATA[Central Asia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Without Pakistan and a Taliban presence, the Bonn conference on Afghanistan was always going to struggle. A conflicted U.S. policy doesn’t help.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>India Boosts Afghan Military Role</title>
		<link>http://the-diplomat.com/2011/12/07/india-boosts-afghan-military-role/</link>
		<comments>http://the-diplomat.com/2011/12/07/india-boosts-afghan-military-role/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<dc:creator>diplomat_admin</dc:creator>
						<category><![CDATA[Central Asia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[India’s military establishment is finalizing plans to train thousands of Afghan Army officers. Will New Delhi secure a first movers’ advantage?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Folly of Drone Strikes</title>
		<link>http://the-diplomat.com/2011/11/30/the-folly-of-drone-strikes/</link>
		<comments>http://the-diplomat.com/2011/11/30/the-folly-of-drone-strikes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<dc:creator>diplomat_admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The drone attacks employed by the U.S. in Pakistan are of questionable legality. They are also simply counter-productive.]]></description>
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