Withdrawal symptoms: America-Taliban talks

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: Withdrawal symptoms: America-Taliban talks
• Website: The Economist Podcasts
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• Duration: 00:19:05
• Published: 2019-08-09 11:34

America’s envoy claimed “excellent progress” in negotiations ahead of the country’s planned exit from Afghanistan. But stickier talks await, between the Islamist militia and the Afghan government. A promising new vaccine may at last tackle typhoid fever, which claims 160,000 lives every year. And, we travel to Scotland and hop on the world’s shortest scheduled flight. 

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