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	<title>Railways of Afghanistan</title>
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	<description>Afghan railroads, past, present and future</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tajik rail link offered</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2235/tajik-rail-link-offered/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Mazar-i-Sharif]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Islamabad-Dushanbe flights will start by March: Tajik envoy
[...]
The ambassador [of Tajikistan to Pakistan, Zubaydullo N Zubaydov] said that he would like to acknowledge that at the London Conference held on January 28, 2010 on providing stability and security in Afghanistan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan announced that Tajik side has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian discussion</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2228/russian-discussion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Russian language-discussion of Afghan railways, via Google Translate
It looks like I need to find a copy of the book  Выполняя Интернациональный Долг (and learn Russian).
Yes, the branch Kushka-Toragundi there a long time. I have personally seen covered freight wagons in the WCD Toragundi, when he served in Afghanistan, in 1986 and I have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uzbek bottleneck on the Northern Distribution Network</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2223/uzbek-bottleneck-on-the-northern-distribution-network/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2223/uzbek-bottleneck-on-the-northern-distribution-network/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous stuff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hayratan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[military railway]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NDN]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Termez]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uzbekistan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
AFGHANISTAN: WASHINGTON EXPLORING CHINESE RE-SUPPLY ROUTE
Deirdre Tynan 2/02/10 
[...]
On land, the NDN also appears to be experiencing some problems. Although the US Department of Defense insists the NDN is running at top capacity, Dmitri Rogozin, Russia’s mischievous envoy to NATO, told the Russian news paper Izvestia on January 26 that &#8220;there are some technical problems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NATO transit traffic</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2219/nato-transit-traffic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2219/nato-transit-traffic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan's railways]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Kazakhstan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Russian Transport Daily Report, 1 February 2010:
NATO Cargo Transit through Russia May Start within Days
Railway transit of non-lethal NATO freight through Russia and Central Asia to NATO forces in Afghanistan may start within days. This would seriously supplement transportation through the main transit route, which passes through Pakistan. Pakistan will most likely remain the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photos of the Bolan Pass line</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2215/photos-of-the-bolan-pass-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2215/photos-of-the-bolan-pass-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous stuff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Photographs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bolan Pass]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some 1890 photographs of the Bolan Pass line in what is now Pakistan, at Railways of the Raj.
On his return to India, William secured employment with the North Western Railway as Engineer, and was engaged in reconstructing the railway on the Bolan Pass to Quetta. This line, seen in the picture alongside dating back to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Work starts on Mazar-i-Sharif line</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2210/work-starts-on-mazar-i-sharif-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2210/work-starts-on-mazar-i-sharif-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan's railways]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Projects]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hayratan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mazar-i-Sharif]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UTY]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uzbekistan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Uzbek national railway UTY has begun construction of the Hayratan to Mazar-i-Sharif  railway.
Construction of Afghan railway launched
AFGHANISTAN: A ceremony on January 22 marked the start of construction of a 75 km rail link from Uzbekistan to the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan. The line is being built by Uzbek national railway UTY, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quetta to Kandahar feasibility study</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2195/quetta-to-kandahar-feasibility-study/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2195/quetta-to-kandahar-feasibility-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan's railways]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Chaman]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kandahar]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Spin Boldak]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Feasibility report of starting railway service from Quetta to Kandahar okayed
QUETTA: The feasibility report of starting railway service from Quetta to Kandahar has been prepared and sent to the Afghan government and its response is awaited.
This was stated by deputy superintendent of Pakistan Railway Balochistan while addressing a press conference at his office here on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job opportunity</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2199/job-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2199/job-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan's railways]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone fancy a two-year job as Project Director on the Mazar-i-Sharif railway extension?
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		<title>Some photos of Hayratan</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2164/some-photos-of-hayratan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2164/some-photos-of-hayratan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Hayratan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[photos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some June 2008 photos of Hayratan by Mathias Schroeder.

Wagons
Sidings
Friendship Bridge

And some March 2007 photos of the Friendship Bridge by Conrad Blything

Friendship Bridge Uzbekistan &#038; Afghanistan Border - in case anyone is passing, a comment on the page adds &#8220;if you like to visit this place you can find tasty fried fish with cold drinks at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Computer failure</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2194/computer-failure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/2194/computer-failure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Grantham</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had a bit of a computer failure. A new hard drive is now installed and hopefully things will be recoverable, but if anyone has e-mailed me in the past month or so and not had a reply, it might be worth re-sending. 
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