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<title><![CDATA[Seven killed in NATO strike in western province of Afghanistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/09/05/seven-killed-in-nato-strike-in-western-province-of-afghanistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[September 5, 2008 - AKI: Seven people, including several children, were killed on Friday in a NATO airstrike in the western Afghan province of Farah on the border of Iran.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri,  5 Sep 2008 22:29:49 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[&#8220;US troops are committing war crimes&#8221;, AHRO]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/09/03/8220-us-troops-are-committing-war-crimes-8221-ahro.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[September 3, 2008 - RINF News: An Afghan human rights organisation has accused the United States army of committing war crimes in Afghanistan. Afghanistan Human Rights Organisation (AHRO) said on Tuesday that, according to their own investigations, civilians are killed in most operations conducted by US forces.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed,  3 Sep 2008 14:49:08 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghans protest against continuous civilian death by International troops]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/09/01/afghans-protest-against-continuous-civilian-death-by-international-troops.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[September 1, 2008 - Xinhua: Hundreds of citizens in Afghan capital Kabul rushed into streets and burnt tires on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway on Monday protesting against the death of a Kabuli family caused by the raid of U.S.-led Coalition forces.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon,  1 Sep 2008 13:20:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In memory of 91 innocent Afghans massacred by US troops in Azizabad]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/31/in-memory-of-91-innocent-afghans-massacred-by-us-troops-in-azizabad.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 31, 2008 - RAWA News: The U.S. bombs struck a large gathering of people who had congregated in Azizabad to honor a local leader who had died months earlier. A resident, Fatima, 25, explained from her hospital bed in Herat, where she wept and cursed those who carried out the air strike. &#8220;We were holding a memorial service in our home,&#8221; she said, tears running down her face. &#8220;Suddenly the infidels attacked and I lost consciousness. When I came to, I was in hospital, and they told me that all of my family were dead and already buried. Was my two-year-old child a terrorist? Then am I not also a terrorist? Why did they let me live?&#8221;]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:34:23 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Graph of self-immolation among Afghan women shows rise in Herat]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/30/self-immolation-graph-shows-rise-in-herat_0394.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 30, 2008 - PAN (Translated by RAWA): In the present year, 47 cases of self-immolation have been reported in special burn hospital in Herat. Out of these, 42 of the cases had been death as a result of the burns. This shows the rise in the graph of self-immolation, compared to last year. Seema Shir Mohammadi said the reasons for self-immolation are domestic violence, lack of awareness of families about each others&#8217; rights, poverty and unemployment.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:57:28 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghanistan faces humanitarian crisis: Oxfam]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/30/afghanistan-faces-humanitarian-crisis-oxfam.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 30, 2008 - AFP: Five million Afghans face serious food shortages with winter drawing near, but donors have put forward less than a fifth of the money needed to cope, development charity Oxfam warned. Time is running out to avert a humanitarian crisis, the British-based group said, urging governments to respond to an emergency humanitarian appeal launched in July.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:00:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No tears in west for 60 Afghan children]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/29/no-tears-in-west-for-60-afghan-children.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 29, 2008 - DailyMirror.lk: Imagine what would happen if a terrorist kills 95 US citizens or citizens of any of the Nato countries. Such a massacre would have dominated the headlines for weeks, if not months. Giving a melodramatic touch, the western media would also carry photographs of the dead children, interviews with their neighbours, friends and teachers and statements of grieving parents and political leaders. But 60 Afghan children who died in the US attack had none of it. No speaker addressing the ongoing Democratic Party convention, dared to mention the Afghan civilian massacre, though they talked about US troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:48:16 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghan cricketer 'killed by foreign troops']]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/28/afghan-cricketer-killed-by-foreign-troops.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 28, 2008 - AFP: A former member of Afghanistan's cricket team has been killed in an overnight raid by international forces on his home, officials and former colleagues alleged Wednesday. Rahmat Wali, 32, who played for the war-torn country's national team between 2001 and 2006, was killed when troops attacked his home in the eastern province of Khost.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:21:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghanistan: The sick man of Asia]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/26/afghanistan-the-sick-man-of-asia.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 26, 2008 - The Frontier Post: In the contemporary time, Afghanistan is under the grip of chaos, anarchy and became a home base for terrorism. It seems that the land is without state, society and system and has been converted into "failed state" because of chronic un-ended war imposed by the United States.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:35:42 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghan President pardons men convicted of bayonet gang rape]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/24/afghan-president-pardons-men-convicted-of-bayonet-gang-rape.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 24, 2008 - The Independent: The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has pardoned three men who had been found guilty of gang raping a woman in the northern province of Samangan. The woman, Sara, and her family found out about the pardon only when they saw the rapists back in their village.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:50:37 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghan president says coalition airstrike killed 95 civilians]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/24/afghan-president-says-coalition-airstrike-killed-95-civilians.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 24, 2008 - New York Times: President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned on Saturday a coalition airstrike that he said killed up to 95 Afghans &#8212; including 50 children &#8212; in a village in western Afghanistan on Friday, and said his government would be announcing measures to prevent the loss of civilian life in the future.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:30:02 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghan Army open fire on Shindand protesters, Karzai worried]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/23/afghan-army-open-fire-on-shindand-protesters-karzai-worried.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 23, 2008 - PAN: Afghan National Army opened fire on angry protesters who were protesting the killing of dozens of civilians in the US bombardment in Shindand district of western Herat province. Hundreds of civilians came out in streets of Azizabad city.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:46:45 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[76 women and children 'killed by coalition forces in Afghanistan']]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/22/76-women-and-children-killed-by-coalition-forces-in-afghanistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 22, 2008 - Telegraph.co.uk: US-led coalition forces killed 76 civilians - including 50 women and 19 children - in a military operation yesterday, the Afghan government said. The attack, which included air strikes, took place in the Shindand district of Herat province in the west of Afghanistan and an investigation is now underway, its interior ministry said in a statement.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:22:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of Taliban Violence and US, NATO Bombings]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/22/afghan-civilians-bear-the-brunt-of-taliban-violence-and-us-nato-bombings.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 22, 2008 - Democracy Now: As violence escalates in Afghanistan, both Barack Obama and John McCain support sending more troops. &#8220;Both of them are wrong,&#8221; says Sonali Kolhatkar, host of Uprising on Pacifica radio station KPFK and co-author of the book Bleeding Afghanistan. &#8220;You really cannot solve the situation in Afghanistan by throwing more troops at it, because over the last several years tens of thousands of troops in Afghanistan have not managed to do anything other than worsen the war.&#8221;]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:52:20 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghan society still haunted by warlords]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/22/afghan-society-still-haunted-by-warlords.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 22, 2008 - PAN: local commanders and local officials still forcibly collect money by different names and forms from the farmers in northern Afghanistan, farmers and shepherds lamented. Commanders and local officials get unlawfully ten sheep as well as cash money from shepherds while they graze their sheep on different areas and mountains.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:55:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Barg Gul was murdered by her husband in Badakhshan province]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/20/barg-gul-was-murdered-by-her-husband-in-badakhshan-province.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 20, 2008 - RAWA News: On July 26, 2008, an Afghan woman was killed by her husband in Badakhshan province, in north of Afghanistan.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:31:57 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[17 Civilians killed in NATO-led Operation in Laghman]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/20/17-civilians-killed-in-nato-led-operation-in-laghman.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 20, 2008 - PAN: At least 17 civilians including women were killed during a NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) raid in mountainous areas of Mahtarlam capital of eastern Laghman province, local elders complained Wednesday.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:30:27 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN envoy:  &#8220;Corruption in Afghanistan is endemic, it hurts the poorest people&#8221;]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/20/un-envoy-corruption-in-afghanistan-is-endemic-it-hurts-the-poorest-people.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 20, 2008 - ReliefWeb: The average Afghan household pays an estimated $100 in petty bribes every year. With around 70 per cent of the population surviving on less than $1 per day, the burden on families is enormous. A staggering $100-$250 million is paid in bribes every year. This is equivalent to half the national development budget for 2006.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:44:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A 13-year old Afghan girl was gang-raped by nine men in Takhar]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/19/a-13-year-old-girl-gang-raped-by-nine-men_9876.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 19, 2008 - PAN (Translated by RAWA): In Talaqan (capital city of Takhar province) nine men raped a 13-year old girl. Six people, including three policemen, have been accused of being involved in the crime and detained.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:49:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghan officials clamp down on the press]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/19/afghan-officials-clamp-down-on-the-press.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 19, 2008 - The Christian Science Monitor: Naseer Fayaz, one of Afghanistan's most famous television presenters, is used to fans and other well-wishers coming by the office. The host of a popular weekly program, "The Truth," his exposés of government malfeasance have won him awards as well as a devoted following. But after a recent episode of the show that was especially critical of the government, Mr. Fayaz received unexpected visitors: members of the Afghan secret police.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:21:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Afghan women jailed for being victims of rape]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/18/the-afghan-women-jailed-for-being-victims-of-rape.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 18, 2008 - The Independent: Two-thirds of the women in Lashkar Gah's medieval-looking jail have been convicted of illegal sexual relations, but most are simply rape victims &#8211; mirroring the situation nationwide. The system does not distinguish between those who have been attacked and those who have chosen to run off with a man.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:43:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Taliban murder drum player]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/18/taliban-murder-drum-player.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 18, 2008 - Quqnoos: Unknown militants have killed a drum musician in Logar province, one of the victim&#8217;s family said. Hazrad Din, a 50-year-old drum player, had played drums at celebrations in the province&#8217;s Baraki Barak district for the last 30 years.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:49:49 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[British Kill 4 Civilians in Afghanistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/17/british-kill-4-civilians-in-afghanistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 17, 2008 - Reuters: British troops accidentally killed four civilians and wounded three others with rockets during an operation against Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, NATO and British officials said Sunday.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:00:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rapists 'bribed police to escape jail term']]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/16/rapists-bribed-police-to-escape-jail-term.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 16, 2008 - Quqnoos: The men jailed for raping and killing a seven-year-old girl in the northern province of Takhar were let out of prison early because of police corruption, the murder victim's family have said.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:24:06 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran Forcing out Afghan Refugees]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/14/iran-forcing-out-afghan-refugees.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 14, 2008 - NCRI: "In the third phase of the plan to deport illegal aliens, the [Iranian regime] is bulldozing their slums in the outskirts of southern city of Shiraz," Jam- e jam added. Ali Gholami, Shiraz governor said that city council will deal swiftly with those providing shelter to Afghan refugees.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:28:09 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Three Western female aid workers shot dead in Afghanistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/13/three-western-female-aid-workers-shot-dead-in-afghanistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 13, 2008 - AFP: Three Western women aid workers and their Afghan driver were shot dead Wednesday by gunmen who fired numerous times into their vehicle near the capital Kabul, Afghan police and their organisation said. The killings, claimed by the insurgent Taliban, are the deadliest in years involving international aid workers.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:42:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pul-e-Charkhi Jail inmates face awful life]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/13/pul-e-charkhi-jail-inmates-face-awful-life.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 13, 2008 - PAN: A parliamentary commission, assigned to report on the plight of prisoners in notorious Pul-e-Charkhi prison Wednesday termed the conditions under which the inmates were cursed to live as ' awful'.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:49:43 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rape getting a public airing in Afghanistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/11/rape-getting-a-public-airing-in-afghanistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 11, 2008 - AP via MSNBC: Rape &#8212; a crime long hidden in Afghanistan by victims fearing a life of scorn &#8212; is getting a public airing in this conservative Islamic country. In recent weeks, several outraged families have appeared on nightly news shows, demanding justice while sharing heartbreaking stories of sexual assaults on teenage daughters.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:37:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US-led force kills eight civilians in Afghanistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/11/us-led-force-kills-eight-civilians-in-afghanistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 11, 2008 - AFP: Eight civilians being held in a compound by Taliban militants were killed in an air strike by US-led troops during a battle that also left 25 rebel fighters dead, the force said Monday. "Survivors reported that coalition aircraft dropped a bomb on the enemy position which killed eight of the civilians."]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:06:39 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AFGHANISTAN: Hike in fuel price inflates cost of food]]></title>
<link>http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/08/11/afghanistan-hike-in-fuel-price-inflates-cost-of-food.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[August 11, 2008 - IRIN: A sharp increase in fuel prices has pushed up the already high cost of food in Afghanistan making daily survival even more difficult for millions of vulnerable people. The rise in food prices bodes ill for millions of people in a country where, according to a National Human Development Report, almost half its estimated 26.6 million population live on less than $2 a day.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:10:57 -0500</pubDate>
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