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	<title>Comments on: Afghanistan and the Qawm: An Important Yet Unknown Concept</title>
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	<description>An exploration of Afghanistan from a safe distance.</description>
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		<title>By: Afghanistan&#8217;s Surrender to the Modern State &#171; Ghosts of Alexander</title>
		<link>http://afghanistanica.wordpress.com/2007/05/06/afghanistan-and-the-qawm-an-important-yet-unknown-concept/#comment-2728</link>
		<dc:creator>Afghanistan&#8217;s Surrender to the Modern State &#171; Ghosts of Alexander</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Generally I&#8217;m talking about those at a much lower level on the village or extended village or qawm level (and therefore usually more accountable and sensitive to local [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Afghanistan&#8217;s Local Power Structures: Exploit, Restructure, Enable or Destroy? &#171; Ghosts of Alexander</title>
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		<dc:creator>Afghanistan&#8217;s Local Power Structures: Exploit, Restructure, Enable or Destroy? &#171; Ghosts of Alexander</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] You can read the full discussion on the qawm at Afghanistanica. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] You can read the full discussion on the qawm at Afghanistanica. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: 27 Albanian Words For Mustache &#171; Quirk</title>
		<link>http://afghanistanica.wordpress.com/2007/05/06/afghanistan-and-the-qawm-an-important-yet-unknown-concept/#comment-2701</link>
		<dc:creator>27 Albanian Words For Mustache &#171; Quirk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] is the word &#8220;qawm&#8221; which comes from Afghanistan. There are ethnic and tribal and local rivalries in Afghanistan. Often [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Global Voices Online &#187; Afghanistan: Qawm</title>
		<link>http://afghanistanica.wordpress.com/2007/05/06/afghanistan-and-the-qawm-an-important-yet-unknown-concept/#comment-894</link>
		<dc:creator>Global Voices Online &#187; Afghanistan: Qawm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 02:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] discusses &#8220;qawm,&#8221; a term for bounded social groups of various types, and what this means for identity in Afghanistan.    Share [...]</description>
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		<title>By: "Qawma" &#171; Looking at the World Through Slanted Eyes</title>
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		<dc:creator>"Qawma" &#171; Looking at the World Through Slanted Eyes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 16:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] 7th, 2007 by Ronin    Afghanistanica has an interesting discussion of the term &#8220;qawma.&#8221; It&#8217;s a loose term that may imply physical similarity [...]</description>
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