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	<title>Crikey &#187; Hamid Karzai</title>
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		<title>Whispers of a Chinese slowdown</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/02/whispers-of-a-chinese-slowdown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/02/whispers-of-a-chinese-slowdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A serious slowdown in China really would bring Australia back into line with the struggles being experienced by most of the rest of the developed world.]]></description>
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		<title>Crikey wrap: the death of Richard &#8216;the bulldozer&#8217; Holbrooke</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/15/crikey-wrap-the-death-of-richard-the-bulldozer-holbrooke/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/15/crikey-wrap-the-death-of-richard-the-bulldozer-holbrooke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Jamieson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=193057</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On his deathbed yesterday, top US diplomat Richard Holbrooke's final words were: "You've got to stop this war in Afghanistan." It was the perfect final soundbite for the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, even if it was wrong.]]></description>
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		<title>Abandoning Afghanistan&#8217;s women</title>
		<link>http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/05/07/the_us_is_abandoning_afghanistan_s_women</link>
		<comments>http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/05/07/the_us_is_abandoning_afghanistan_s_women#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 03:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hamid Karzai]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=137962</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Women in Afghanistan are most at risk of oppression under Taliban rule. The US used the status of women as a reason to rebuild Afghanistan, but now both Karzai and the US military are ignoring their plight. ]]></description>
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		<title>Peace in Afghanistan: high hopes but low expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/afghanistan/100509/hamid-karzai-war-taliban-government</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/afghanistan/100509/hamid-karzai-war-taliban-government#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 01:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=137307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Afghan Peace Jirga -- a meeting of tribal leaders and politicians in Kabul to discuss peace and how to rid the country of the Taliban -- is beset by worries about control from "foreigners and infidels", primarily Washington.]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai and McCrystal visit Uruzgan: nobody cares</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/25/karzai-and-mccrystal-visit-uruzgan-nobody-cares/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/25/karzai-and-mccrystal-visit-uruzgan-nobody-cares/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ADF]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=126098</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Afghan President Hamid Karzai and ISAF Commander General Stanley McChrystal met with Australian troops in Afghanistan over the weekend -- not that Australian media noticed writes <b>James Brown</b>. ]]></description>
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		<title>Future Afghan government will include Taliban</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/03/future-afghan-government-will-include-taliban/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/03/future-afghan-government-will-include-taliban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sparrow</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Al-Qaeda]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=113797</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nine years of bloodshed and death, and billions upon billions of dollars spent on the Afghanistan occupation, we are facing negotiations on significantly worse terms than before the war began. ]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Galbraith: I was not plotting against Karzai</title>
		<link>http://www.sphere.com/opinion/article/us-diplomat-peter-galbraith-says-he-never-sought-to-oust-karzai/19289608</link>
		<comments>http://www.sphere.com/opinion/article/us-diplomat-peter-galbraith-says-he-never-sought-to-oust-karzai/19289608#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107716</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ousted former senior UN official <b>Peter Galbraith</b> says a <em>NYT</em> piece accusing him of plotting to oust Afghan President Hamid Karzai was false: the UN is just trying to distract people from its terrible mishandling of the country's elections.]]></description>
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		<title>The UN plot to oust Karzai</title>
		<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/world/asia/17galbraith.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/world/asia/17galbraith.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=106817</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following revelations of wide-spread fraud in the Afghan election, fired senior UN official Peter Galbraith planned to enlist the US's help to replace President Hamid Karzai with "a more Western-friendly figure". Is that <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/world/asia/01nations.html?hp">the real reason</a> he was given the boot?]]></description>
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		<title>Dowd in Iraq: Karzai calls America&#8217;s bluff</title>
		<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/opinion/13dowd.html?_r=1</link>
		<comments>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/opinion/13dowd.html?_r=1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<b>Maureen Dowd</b> is in Iraq, where she says Hamid Karzai has just pointed out that the emperor may be a little under-dressed by openly stating that the country won't be able to support itself for at least another 15-20 years -- and the US will keep acting as a sugar daddy.]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai to boot all private security contractors out of Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/11/karzai-contractor-ban-obama-afghanistan</link>
		<comments>http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/11/karzai-contractor-ban-obama-afghanistan#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=102140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Afghan President Hamid Karzai dropped a bombshell in his inaugural speech the other week, but barely anyone noticed: he plans to rid the country of "all private national and international security firms" -- that's a good 10,000 people, many of them working for the US military.]]></description>
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		<title>In defense of Hamid Karzai</title>
		<link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704402404574525722665041310.html</link>
		<comments>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704402404574525722665041310.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=98298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Afghan President Hamid Karzai may not be a saint or a statesman, but take a look at some of his predecessors, who were responsible for torture, slaughter, dictatorships and harbouring terrorists, says <b>Bret Stephens</b>. No wonder Afghans are "<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/02/AR2009110203455.html">a collective sigh of relief</a>".]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai vs. Abdullah: a 30-year saga of alliance and betrayal</title>
		<link>http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/abdullah-vs-karzai</link>
		<comments>http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/abdullah-vs-karzai#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Abdullah]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=97294</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent electoral stand-off between Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai and Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah is just the latest -- and perhaps final -- chapter in a conflict that has been going on between the two men for 30 years.]]></description>
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		<title>Why a one-candidate Afghan election isn&#8217;t as stupid as it sounds</title>
		<link>http://www.rferl.org/content/Abdullahs_Withdrawal_Creates_Uncertainty_But_Also_Opportunities/1866339.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.rferl.org/content/Abdullahs_Withdrawal_Creates_Uncertainty_But_Also_Opportunities/1866339.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96521</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A one-horse race in Afghanistan actually offers a unique opportunity, writes <b>Abubakar Siddique</b>: if the election is run with only Karzai, and few Afghanis bother to vote, his mandate will be so weak, co-operation with his political opponents will be vital to keep peace in the country. ]]></description>
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		<title>Everybody loses</title>
		<link>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/01/abdullah-withdrawal-afghanistan-election-clinton</link>
		<comments>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/01/abdullah-withdrawal-afghanistan-election-clinton#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With Hamid Karzai being effectively handed the Afghan Presidency by default, everybody loses, says <b>Simon Tisdall</b>: the UN, Washington, democracy -- and most of all, the people of Afghanistan.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghanistan: who&#8217;s in charge?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.aljazeera.net/asia/2009/11/01/one-horse-race</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.aljazeera.net/asia/2009/11/01/one-horse-race#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96507</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's opponent in the country's Presidential election, Abdullah Abdullah, has pulled out of the run-off race. So what happens now? A one-horse race? A win by default? No-one seems to know.]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai&#8217;s opium baron brother and his dirty dealings with the CIA</title>
		<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/world/asia/28intel.html?hp</link>
		<comments>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/world/asia/28intel.html?hp#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=95834</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The parents of Afghanistan's President Hamid Karazi may be a little ashamed of their son's alleged involvement in vote rigging, but that's nothing compared to their other son. Meet Ahmed Wali Karzai, a suspected opium baron who works for the CIA as a US-Taliban go-between.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghanistan goes (back) to the polls</title>
		<link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/afghanistan-runoff-necess_n_326900.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/afghanistan-runoff-necess_n_326900.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=94206</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has caved to international pressure and agreed to enter into a runoff election. But will a second election be any less fraudulent and corrupt?]]></description>
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		<title>How Clinton convinced Karzai to cave</title>
		<link>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6883040.ece</link>
		<comments>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6883040.ece#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=94207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Negotiations with Afghani President Hamid Karzai to enter into a runoff election have been underway for months, but according to the <em>Times</em>, it was a telephone call three days ago from Hillary Clinton that finally saw him relent.]]></description>
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		<title>Auditing the Afghan election</title>
		<link>http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/10/afghanistan-recount-offers-more.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/10/afghanistan-recount-offers-more.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=94009</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<b>Renard Sexton</b> gets wonky on the UN's Afghanistan Election audit, concluding that "the situation remains fairly damning for Hamid Karzai", with millions of votes to be thrown out due to fraud. ]]></description>
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		<title>Yes, the Afghan election was fraudulent. Now what?</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/16/AR2009091600645.html?hpid=topnews</link>
		<comments>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/16/AR2009091600645.html?hpid=topnews#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=87246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Amid fraud allegations, Hamid Karzai has officially 'won' 54% of the votes in the Afghan election. Is it more important to maintain national stability or push for a vote recount?]]></description>
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		<title>Obama needs to review Afghanistan ASAP</title>
		<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/world/europe/14nato.html?hpw</link>
		<comments>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/world/europe/14nato.html?hpw#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=86278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Foreign troops in Afghanistan are increasingly being seen as foreign invaders, says a former US national security adviser. How can the US Alliance ensure it doesn't repeat the Soviet Union's mistakes in Afghanistan?]]></description>
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		<title>Will Afghan election prompt allies to withdraw troops?</title>
		<link>http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=1977658</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=1977658#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=85833</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[International support is souring and a power struggle will emerge within Afghanistan, following the fraudulent Afghan election. With numerous world elections coming up, pressure is mounting on international leaders to stand firm against Afghanistan.]]></description>
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		<title>UN fraud commission throws out illegitimate Afghan votes</title>
		<link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090910/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_election</link>
		<comments>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090910/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_election#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A UN backed fraud group has spoken out against "state engineered" voter fraud, declaring votes void and demanding recounts at hundreds of polling booths in the main provinces of President Hamid Karzai's power base.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan election fraud gives West a chance</title>
		<link>http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14419168</link>
		<comments>http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14419168#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=85819</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rather than refreshing Hamid Karzai's leadership, the fraud filled election has weakened it. This leaves the West is left with a chance to guide Afghanistan in a more progressive direction.]]></description>
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		<title>Flawed Afghan elections produce the same result</title>
		<link>http://www.newsweek.com/id/215074?from=rss</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsweek.com/id/215074?from=rss#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Hamid Karzai didn't need to create the fraud and corruption evident in the Afghan election, particularly in his own province, to win power. He would have easily won the presidency legitimately.
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