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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Study Is Said to Warn of Crisis in Afghanistan]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York Times: New York Times: A draft report by American intelligence agencies concludes that Afghanistan is in a &#8220;downward spiral&#8221; and casts serious doubt on the ability of the Afghan government to stem the rise in the Taliban&#8217;s influence there, according to American officials familiar with the document. The classified report finds that the breakdown in central authority in Afghanistan has been accelerated by rampant corruption within the government of President Hamid Karzai and by an increase in violence from militants who have launched increasingly sophisticated attacks from havens in Pakistan.]]></description>
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