Ep 378: Afghanistan’s slide to disaster

Afghanistan is reeling from its deadliest earthquake in two decades at a time when it is already facing a humanitarian crisis. The Taliban government has appealed for help from the international community. But will it ease the sanctions it imposed when the group swept to power last year?

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