Leave them in no peace: America’s Afghan exit

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: Leave them in no peace: America’s Afghan exit
• Website: The Economist Podcasts
• Feed URL: https://rss.acast.com/theeconomistallaudio
• Duration: 00:21:32
• Published: 2021-07-05 12:10

Passport queues are lengthening; ad-hoc civilian militias are strengthening. As foreign powers bow out, Taliban militants take district after district—and the fear of the people is palpable. The pandemic drove a boom in the attention economy, and media companies happily obliged. Now, it seems, an “attention recession” looms. And a look at the thoroughly inbred nature of thoroughbred horses.

For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

Runtime: 21min

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.