Withdrawal symptoms: America-Taliban talks

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Recorded09 Aug 2019

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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