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Withdrawal symptoms: America-Taliban talks

The Intelligence from The Economist
The Intelligence from The Economist
Episode • Aug 9, 2019 • 19m

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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