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	<title><![CDATA[Why an Afghanistan-First Approach to Iran Won't Work]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/trita-parsi/why-an-afghanistan-first_b_169029.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>There has been much talk and speculation about bringing in Iran into consultations on Afghanistan. President Obama has appropriately turned focus back to Afghanistan, and Special Envoy Holbrooke has used very open and constructive language in regards to an Iranian role in Afghanistan. </p>

<p>"It is absolutely clear that Iran plays an important role in Afghanistan," Holbrooke said on Tolo TV, a private Afghan television network. "They have a legitimate role to play in this region, as do all of Afghanistan's...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2009-02-23T01:11:00-05:00</date_published>
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