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	<title>A Second Hand Conjecture &#187; Taliban</title>
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		<title>A Test for French Will in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/06/a-test-for-french-will-in-afghanistan/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/06/a-test-for-french-will-in-afghanistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric de Lavarene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[French]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magazine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of a horrific magazine spread depicting Taliban fighters showing off war trophies looted from the bodies of French soldiers, President Sarkozy has been predictably and commendably resolute. France isn&#8217;t going to run away for a change. Unfortunately &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/06/a-test-for-french-will-in-afghanistan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bloody Day for Australia</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/03/bloody-day-for-australia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around the Web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[army]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[casulaties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oruzgan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patrol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan, the Australian army suffers its worst casualties in a single engagement since the Vietnam war, after a Taliban ambush of an SAS patrol.]]></description>
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		<title>Lagalize Drugs</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/19/lagalize-drugs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeR</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around the Web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gangs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prohibition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[InstapunditStop the cash flow to criminal gangs and the Taliban. Help stabilize Mexico. &#8220;Prohibition is a failed luxury that I am not sure we can afford for that much longer.&#8221; An illusion of control.]]></description>
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		<title>Rising Tide of Violence</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/06/rising-tide-of-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/06/rising-tide-of-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around the Web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geoff Morrell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[provinces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[violence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An excellent visualization of the increase in attacks in Afghanistan&#8217;s individual provinces. Broadly, there&#8217;s been about a 50% increase in Taliban attacks from last year. An urgent situation, whatever Geoff Morrell thinks.]]></description>
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		<title>(Relatively) Measuring Success</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/06/05/relatively-measuring-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Foust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military Matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Notes on the war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COIN]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fundamentals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[propaganda]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Taliban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terrorism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the most recent of a series of posts on Registan.net where I explore some of the fundamentals of conflict within the tribal areas of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. At the end of this post is a link to the &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/06/05/relatively-measuring-success/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why the Taliban Cease Fire Won&#8217;t Matter</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/05/06/why-the-taliban-cease-fire-wont-matter/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/05/06/why-the-taliban-cease-fire-wont-matter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Foust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pashtunistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://asecondhandconjecture.com/?p=2898</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Published first at Registan.net, this is the culmination of some research I&#8217;ve been doing into the nature and history of Pashtun tribal militancy. It draws from a mixture of out-of-print ethnocgraphic and geographic surveys, as well as contemporary news accounts, &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/05/06/why-the-taliban-cease-fire-wont-matter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Monthly Book Roundup</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/25/monthly-book-roundup/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/25/monthly-book-roundup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ahmed Rashid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alldenata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graphic novel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Ringo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Scalzi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Z. Williamson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new monthly feature here at A Second Hand Conjecture, is going to be a roundup of what we&#8217;ve been reading during the past month. Feel free to discuss, or ask questions about any of the books. Joshua: Right now &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/25/monthly-book-roundup/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Waziristan Awakening?</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/14/a-waziristan-awakening/</link>
		<comments>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/14/a-waziristan-awakening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around the Web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[al Qaeda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anbar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Counterterrorism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FATA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taliban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waziristan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sunni tribal leaders in Pakistan are organizing militias and some are ready to revolt against Al Qaeda. David Montero at the CSM takes a look at the risks and rewards of applying our successful counterterrorism strategy from Anbar, in Pakistan&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/01/14/a-waziristan-awakening/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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