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Disneyland this ain't. But it's exciting, addictive and - for my money - the friendliest country in the world.</description><pubDate>22 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate><dc:creator>Paul Clammer</dc:creator><ts:author url="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/author/clammer_paul/">Paul Clammer</ts:author><ts:type>article</ts:type><media:content width="466" height="262" type="image/jpeg" url="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/afghanistan/afghanistan.jpg"/><media:content width="142" height="107" type="image/jpeg" url="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/afghanistan/img_feature.jpg"/><ts:tag path="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/destination/asia/afghanistan/" value="329" type="ethyl">Afghanistan</ts:tag><ts:tag path="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/interest/toughtravel/" value="toughtravel" type="interest">Tough Travel</ts:tag></item><item><title>The Kandahar Wedding Crashers</title><link>http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/thekandaharweddingcrashers_0506/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travelstories/article/thekandaharweddingcrashers_0506/</guid><description>Flamboyant is an understatement when it comes to a Kandahar wedding. 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