This week marks one year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan after the United States and its allies left the country. The country's economy is now in a state of collapse, with the United Nations estimating that almost all Afghans are living below the poverty line and human rights abuses are running rampant, particularly for women and girls. So in this episode of Squiz Shortcuts, we take a look at how Afghanistan got to where it is now, what's been happening in the last year under Taliban rule, and what's next for the troubled nation. Squiz recommends: Photo essay on women and girl's lives under Taliban rule - Time Magazine Counterterrorism Chief Christy Abizaid on Top Terror Threats to the US - Intelligence Matters podcast Secret girls' schools in Afghanistan; China's kangaroo astronaut; mystery caves on the moon; and squirrels that sploot - Squiz Kids podcast

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