<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='../Styles/xsl/FeedsStyle.xsl' ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Afghanistan</title><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/xml/Afghanistan.xml</link><language>en-gb</language><description> The highlighted stories from the Afghanistan category of the Spiderednews web site.</description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:40:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://www.spiderednews.com/xml/Afghanistan.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><copyright>© 2010 SpideredNews.com</copyright><ttl>15</ttl><item><title>'Torture' detainee wins challenge</title><dc:creator>TOPIX</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 07:20:54 GMT</pubDate><description>An Afghan detainee who says he was subjected to torture after being handed over to the Afghan authorities following capture by British forces has won permission to challenge the legality of</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://www.topix.com/world/asia/2012/05/torture-detainee-wins-challenge?fromrss=1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://www.topix.com/world/asia/2012/05/torture-detainee-wins-challenge?fromrss=1</guid><category>Afghanistan</category></item><item><title>Afghan torture claim detainee seeks review</title><dc:creator>INDEPENDENT</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:22:03 GMT</pubDate><description>An Afghan detainee who says he was subjected to torture after being handed over to the Afghan authorities following capture by British forces today won permission to challenge the legality</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/afghan-torture-claim-detainee-seeks-review-7754219.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/afghan-torture-claim-detainee-seeks-review-7754219.html</guid><category>Afghanistan</category></item><item><title>Pakistan Signals Rapprochement, May End Blockade On Afghan Route For NATO</title><dc:creator>IBTIMES</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 05:58:37 EDT</pubDate><description>The Pakistani government is considering reopening its Afghan border to NATO troop supplies, ahead of the military alliance's summit.</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341134/20120515/nato-afghanistan-pakistan-hina-rabbani-kher-gilani.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341134/20120515/nato-afghanistan-pakistan-hina-rabbani-kher-gilani.htm</guid><category>Afghanistan</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="59" url="http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/middle/2011/06/08/110987-pakistani-soldiers-stand-near-army-post-in-shawal-mountains-along-paki.jpg"/></item><item><title>U.S. mulling sending Afghanistan general to head Europe troops</title><dc:creator>REUTERS</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 05:11:49 GMT</pubDate><description>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is considering sending its top general in Afghanistan, who commands U.S. and NATO troops there during a crucial withdrawal period, to head U.S.</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/15/uk-usa-afghanistan-general-idUKBRE84E06G20120515?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/15/uk-usa-afghanistan-general-idUKBRE84E06G20120515?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</guid><category>Afghanistan</category></item><item><title>Peace negotiator, NATO troops killed in Afghanistan</title><dc:creator>TOPIX</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 22:00:18 GMT</pubDate><description>An Afghan official involved in setting up peace talks with the Taliban was gunned down in Kabul on Sunday as Afghanistan announced plans to take control of security over more of its</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://www.topix.com/world/asia/2012/05/peace-negotiator-nato-troops-killed-in-afghanistan?fromrss=1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://www.topix.com/world/asia/2012/05/peace-negotiator-nato-troops-killed-in-afghanistan?fromrss=1</guid><category>Afghanistan</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="45" url="http://www.topix.com/bigpic/mini-17c417487e7984fa2440c737dc186e50"/></item><item><title>Pakistan Considers Reopening Afghan Border to NATO Supplies</title><dc:creator>NYTIMES</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 01:45:11 GMT</pubDate><description>A road to Afghanistan was closed after 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed.  </description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=16150c504fbc333ecdabc5420696d65d</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=16150c504fbc333ecdabc5420696d65d</guid><category>Afghanistan</category></item><item><title>Hundreds mourn slain Afghan peace negotiator</title><dc:creator>YAHOO</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:30:25 GMT</pubDate><description>Hundreds of people on Monday mourned the death of a former high-ranking Taliban official who had reconciled with the Afghan government and was trying to bring peace to his homeland.</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/hundreds-mourn-slain-afghan-peace-negotiator-133025163.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://news.yahoo.com/hundreds-mourn-slain-afghan-peace-negotiator-133025163.html</guid><category>Afghanistan</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="53" url="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5FDKoBBe96hF6RVLH09cTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/22c6083b7d57850d0f0f6a706700545d.jpg"/></item><item><title>Peace Negotiator Killed in Kabul</title><dc:creator>WSJ</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 06:16:36 EDT</pubDate><description>A senior Afghan peace negotiator who once served in the Taliban government was shot dead in Kabul, in yet another blow to attempts to find a negotiated end to the war.</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304371504577401411462661198.html?mod=rss_asia_whats_news</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304371504577401411462661198.html?mod=rss_asia_whats_news</guid><category>Afghanistan</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="80" url="http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-SY253_0513AF_A_20120513150420.jpg"/></item><item><title>Blast in Afghan Market Kills 9</title><dc:creator>NYTIMES</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 09:09:49 GMT</pubDate><description>Nine civilians were killed on Monday when a bomb exploded in a crowded bazaar in northern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said.  </description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cb8af518effd4610aece72661655ad4a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=cb8af518effd4610aece72661655ad4a</guid><category>Afghanistan</category></item><item><title>Blast kills nine in largely peaceful Afghan north</title><dc:creator>REUTERS</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 08:44:44 GMT</pubDate><description>KABUL (Reuters) - Explosives planted on a bicycle killed nine people in the relatively peaceful Faryab province of northern Afghanistan on Monday, including a provincial council member,</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/14/uk-afghanistan-explosion-idUKBRE84D0AL20120514?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/14/uk-afghanistan-explosion-idUKBRE84D0AL20120514?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</guid><category>Afghanistan</category></item><item><title>Blast kills nine in largely peaceful Afghan north</title><dc:creator>REUTERS</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 08:44:44 GMT</pubDate><description>KABUL (Reuters) - Explosives planted on a bicycle killed nine people in the relatively peaceful Faryab province of northern Afghanistan on Monday, including a provincial council member,</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/14/uk-afghanistan-explosion-idUKBRE84D0AL20120514?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/14/uk-afghanistan-explosion-idUKBRE84D0AL20120514?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</guid><category>Afghanistan</category></item><item><title>Rogue Afghan police officers shoot dead two British troops</title><dc:creator>INDEPENDENT</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT</pubDate><description> Two members of the British military were shot dead by Afghan policemen in the latest fatal instance of rogue elements in the country's forces turning their guns on their allies.</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/rogue-afghan-police-officers-shoot-dead-two-british-troops-7743514.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/rogue-afghan-police-officers-shoot-dead-two-british-troops-7743514.html</guid><category>Afghanistan</category></item><item><title>Rogue Afghan police officers shoot dead two British troops</title><dc:creator>INDEPENDENT</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT</pubDate><description> Two members of the British military were shot dead by Afghan policemen in the latest fatal instance of rogue elements in the country's forces turning their guns on their allies.</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/rogue-afghan-police-officers-shoot-dead-two-british-troops-7743514.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/rogue-afghan-police-officers-shoot-dead-two-british-troops-7743514.html</guid><category>Afghanistan</category></item><item><title>Top Afghan peace negotiator killed</title><dc:creator>HINDUSTANTIMES</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 07:17:24 GMT</pubDate><description>A gunman shot dead a top member of the Afghan peace council Sunday at a traffic intersection in the nation’s capital, police said. The assassination strikes another blow to efforts to</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://feeds.hindustantimes.com/~r/HT-WorldSectionPage-Topstories/~3/qC-HQ7t5tJc/story01.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://feeds.hindustantimes.com/~r/HT-WorldSectionPage-Topstories/~3/qC-HQ7t5tJc/story01.htm</guid><category>Afghanistan</category></item><item><title>U.N. Defends Afghan Police Fund</title><dc:creator>WSJ</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 20:48:33 EDT</pubDate><description>International donors called for an inquiry into potential mismanagement of the U.N.-administered trust fund that helps pay for Afghanistan's fledgling police force.</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304192704577402221947786452.html?mod=fox_australian</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304192704577402221947786452.html?mod=fox_australian</guid><category>Afghanistan</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="53" url="http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/WO-AJ749_UNAF_D_20120513183830.jpg"/></item><item><title>Afghan peace council member killed</title><dc:creator>FEEDSPORTAL</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 11:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description>Arsala Rahmani was a former Taliban official who reconciled with the government and was active in trying to set up formal talks with the insurgents.	</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/fy/8at2EtZ0ZXxYF2MX/story01.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/fy/8at2EtZ0ZXxYF2MX/story01.htm</guid><category>Afghanistan</category></item><item><title>U.N. Defends Afghan Police Fund</title><dc:creator>WSJ</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 20:48:33 EDT</pubDate><description>International donors called for an inquiry into potential mismanagement of the U.N.-administered trust fund that helps pay for Afghanistan's fledgling police force.</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304192704577402221947786452.html?mod=fox_australian</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304192704577402221947786452.html?mod=fox_australian</guid><category>Afghanistan</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="53" url="http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/WO-AJ749_UNAF_D_20120513183830.jpg"/></item><item><title>Afghan peace council member killed</title><dc:creator>FEEDSPORTAL</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 11:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description>Arsala Rahmani was a former Taliban official who reconciled with the government and was active in trying to set up formal talks with the insurgents.	</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/fy/8at2EtZ0ZXxYF2MX/story01.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/fy/8at2EtZ0ZXxYF2MX/story01.htm</guid><category>Afghanistan</category></item><item><title>Senior Afghan peace negotiator shot dead in Kabul</title><dc:creator>CHICAGOTRIBUNE</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 15:04:03 GMT</pubDate><description>KABUL (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a top Afghan peace negotiator in the capital Kabul on Sunday, dealing another blow to the country's attempts to negotiate a peace deal with the Taliban.</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/news/nationworld/~3/c7hMbMMNA-I/story01.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/news/nationworld/~3/c7hMbMMNA-I/story01.htm</guid><category>Afghanistan</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="80" url="http://www.trbimg.com/img-4fafbc6b/turbine/sns-rt-us-afghanistan-shootingbre84c031-20120512/187/16x9,"/></item><item><title>Assassination Tarnishes Afghan Transition</title><dc:creator>ABCNEWS</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 18:16:23 GMT</pubDate><description>It seems Afghan President Hamid Karzai just can't win. On a day meant to showcase the strength of the country's armed forces – with an announcement that the next phase of the transition from</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=73cce1a796b8a3fa04a6babe6820feac</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=73cce1a796b8a3fa04a6babe6820feac</guid><category>Afghanistan</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="60" url="http://a.abcnews.com/images/International/gty_hamid_karzai_jt_120513_mn.jpg"/></item><item><title>Top Afghan peace negotiator shot dead in Kabul: Official</title><dc:creator>GOOGLE</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 12:42:33 GMT</pubDate><description>A senior member of Afghanistan's High Peace Council and close adviser to President Hamid Karzai was shot dead from a passing car in Kabul today.	</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ndtv/TqgX/~3/excQAfy9as0/story01.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ndtv/TqgX/~3/excQAfy9as0/story01.htm</guid><category>Afghanistan</category></item><item><title>Two British soldiers killed by Afghan 'police'</title><dc:creator>FEEDSPORTAL</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 08:37:12 GMT</pubDate><description>British servicemen killed in attack conducted by two people wearing Afghan Police uniforms.</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568301/s/1f4ef829/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0Cworldnews0Casia0Cafghanistan0C92626570CTwo0EBritish0Esoldiers0Ekilled0Eby0EAfghan0Epolice0Bhtml/story01.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/Afghanistan_I.php?url=@http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568301/s/1f4ef829/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0Cworldnews0Casia0Cafghanistan0C92626570CTwo0EBritish0Esoldiers0Ekilled0Eby0EAfghan0Epolice0Bhtml/story01.htm</guid><category>Afghanistan</category></item><item><title>Assassination Tarnishes Afghan Transition</title><dc:creator>ABCNEWS</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 18:16:23 GMT</pubDate><description>It seems Afghan President Hamid Karzai just can't win. 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