What might the Afghan economy look like under the Taliban?
Instability in Afghanistan could threaten the entire region's economic outlook.
The Taliban have insisted they will not extend the deadline for Western forces to leave Afghanistan, saying 31 August is a red line. The situation in the country could have a destabilising economic effect on the whole region.We discuss the issue with Pakistan's information minister, Fawad Ahmed Chaudry, and also speak to Rahmatullah Amiri, a socio-political analyst based in Kabul.
In response to issues securing Covid vaccines from abroad, places like Taiwan and India are developing their own. Will countries around the world follow suit? We pose that question to the Economist's Health Policy Editor, Natasha Loder.
And Amazon’s new African HQ in Capetown promises to inject millions of dollars into the local economy – but the site they’ve chosen is hallowed ground for the Khoi and San people, and they don't want Amazon to build there. The ±«Óătv's Vumani Mkhize reports.
(Photo: Market in Kabul after Taliban takeover, Anadolu Agency/Getty)
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