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	<language>en-us</language><item><title><![CDATA[Iran parliament summons President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4175.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-02-08</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Iran's parliament has summoned the president for questioning for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces a long list of questions about the state of the economy, as well as his foreign and domestic policy]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghan police 'poisoned and shot' in Kandahar]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4174.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-02-08</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[At least five policemen have been shot dead at a checkpoint in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
&nbsp;
Intelligence officials say the men were first poisoned by a police cook who served them food at the]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Teams search for Philippine earthquake survivors]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4170.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-02-07</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Rescue efforts are continuing after Monday's powerful earthquake in the central Philippines that left dozens of people dead or missing.
&nbsp;
Army teams were carrying out search operations, said Ver Neil Balaba, operations officer at the regional]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine dead in attack on Afghan police building]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4169.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-02-07</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: small;">Nine people were killed on Sunday in a suicide car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a bastion of Taliban militancy, government officials said.</span>
<span style="font-size:]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. brigadier general dies in Afghanistan By the CNN Wire Staff]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4168.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-02-06</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[(CNN)&nbsp;-- U.S. Brig. Gen. Terence Hildner died in Kabul of apparent natural causes, officials said, making him the highest ranking officer to die in Afghanistan.
&nbsp;
He was 49.
Hildner, who was commander of the 13th Expeditionary]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung said it didn't make ad that angered Iranians]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4156.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-02-05</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[(CNN)&nbsp;-- Senior Iranian lawmakers are considering a boycott of Samsung, the South Korean electronics and appliance manufacturer, because of a controversial Israeli ad that pokes fun at the nuclear crisis, state-run Press TV of Iran said]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghanistan: Kandahar blast 'leaves two dead']]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4155.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-02-05</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[At least two people have died and 11 have been injured in a large blast in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.
&nbsp;
Officials in the city said the blast took place in the car park of the police chief's office, not far from police]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Taliban leader Mullah Omar 'sent letter to Barack Obama']]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4154.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-02-04</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[
<span style="font-size: small;">Mullah Omar, the shadowy Taliban leader, has purportedly sent a letter to The White House indicating an interest in peace talks.</span>
<span style="font-size: small;"></span>




<span style="font-size:]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO ministers mull Afghan drawdown Published February 02, 2012 | Associated Press]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4153.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-02-04</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[<span class="dateline">BRUSSELS &ndash; &nbsp;</span>NATO defense ministers will discuss on Thursday possible changes to the alliance's strategy in Afghanistan after the U.S. and France called for speeding up the handover of combat roles to local]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Militant group kicks aid group out of regions in Somalia]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4144.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-02-01</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[<span>By the</span>
-- The Somali militant group Al-Shabaab says it has banned the International Committee of the Red Cross from operating in the regions it controls, accusing the organization of distributing expired food.
&nbsp;
In a statement]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan is helping Afghan Taliban, says Nato report ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4141.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-02-01</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[The Taliban in Afghanistan are being directly assisted by Pakistani security services, according to a secret Nato report seen by the BBC.
&nbsp;
The leaked report, derived from thousands of interrogations, claims the Taliban remain defiant and]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghan woman strangled to death by husband 'because she gave birth to daughter' ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4140.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-01-31</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: small;">An Afghan woman has been strangled to death, apparently by her husband, who was upset that she gave birth to a second daughter rather than the son he wanted, police said Monday.</span>





&nbsp;

It was the]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Final shift to Afghan force to start in 2013, NATO official says ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4139.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-01-31</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[<span class="dateline">BRUSSELS &ndash; &nbsp;</span>NATO's top official says the alliance will adhere to its plans to hand over security to Afghan forces by the end of 2014.
&nbsp;
But in an apparent response to France's call for a]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[France rules out early withdrawal from Afghanistan ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4118.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-01-26</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: small;">Alain Juppe, the French foreign minister, has said France would not give in to "panic" and pull its troops out of Afghanistan this year after four of its soldiers were killed there last]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[2,262 civilians killed in  Afghanistan last year: local media]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4117.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-01-26</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[KABUL, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- A total of 2,262 Afghan civilians had been killed in insurgency-hit Afghanistan last year, a local newspaper reported Wednesday.
&nbsp;
"A total of 2,262 Afghan civilians had been killed in violent incidents in the]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghan gov't overruns Taliban bastion  in Ghazni province, establish control]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4112.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-01-25</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan government overran Taliban militants from Nawa district and established government control there after four years, provincial police chief Zarawar Zahid said Tuesday.
&nbsp;
"Finally, Afghan army]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[France To Decide On  Troop Pullout After Karzai Visit]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4111.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-01-25</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
&nbsp;
Foreign Minister Alain Juppe says France will wait until the visit to Paris of Afghan President Hamid Karzai on January 27 to decide whether to speed up the withdrawal of French troops from]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan Rejects US  Findings on Deadly Border Attack]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4107.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-01-24</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[<span>VOA News</span>
Pakistan's military has formally rejected the findings of a U.S. inquiry into last month's NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers along the Afghan border.
&nbsp;
The military said Monday that it does not agree with]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghan Military Official Says  Attacks On NATO Soldiers 'Isolated' Cases]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4106.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-01-24</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
&nbsp;
A senior Afghan military official says recent incidents of security forces opening fire on NATO soldiers are isolated cases and not the result of increased Taliban infiltration of Afghan security forces,]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghan asylum seekers at highest numbers for a decade ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4101.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-01-23</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[
By&nbsp;Ben Farmer,&nbsp;Kabul

&nbsp;

<span style="font-size: small;">Young Afghans are fleeing abroad and requesting political asylum in the highest numbers for a decade as they anxiously eye the withdrawal of foreign troops and seek work,]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghan soldier 'killed French troops over US abuse video' ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4100.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-01-23</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: small;">An Afghan soldier who shot dead four French troops has said he did it because of a recent video showing US Marines urinating on the dead bodies of Taliban insurgents, security sources said.</span>
&nbsp;

"During]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[French Defense Minister Visits Afghanistan ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4094.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-01-22</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[VOA News
The French defense minister arrived in Kabul Saturday for talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a day after an Afghan solider shot and killed four French troops.
&nbsp;
Gerard Longuet said France remains committed to bringing]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[Karzai Pushes Ahead with Peace Talks  ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4093.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-01-22</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[VOA News
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is pushing ahead with talks aimed at bringing peace and stability to the country. But his most recent efforts were not focused on the Taliban.
&nbsp;
Mr. Karzai told Afghanistan's parliament Saturday he]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[France deplores 'assassination' of troops as it threatens to pull out of Afghanistan ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4089.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-01-21</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[By&nbsp;Ben Farmer,&nbsp;Kabul and Henry Samuel in Paris


<span style="font-size: small;">France has suspended all operations with the Afghan army and threatened to withdraw its forces early from the country after an Afghan soldier shot dead]]></description>
	</item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. strike kills al Qaeda operative, official says ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.surgar.net/english/-news-pg-Hot-Issues-4088.html</link>
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	<pubDate>2012-01-21</pubDate>
	<description><![CDATA[
By CNN Senior National Security Producer Pam Benson,



(CNN)&nbsp;-- A senior al Qaeda operations planner was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan last week, according to a U.S. official.
&nbsp;
Aslam Awan died January 10 when a]]></description>
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