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Oct 6, 2022

The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has wiped 25% off economic growth

From the BBC World Service: A United Nations Development Programme report says it took less than a year to wipe out $5 billion of economic output in Afghanistan. Plus, a new club of nations called the European Political Community is meeting for the first time. And, what kind of impact could additional E.U. sanctions on Iran actually have?

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Taliban restrictions on women's work has wiped out the progress built up over the last decade.
Taliban restrictions on women's work has wiped out the progress built up over the last decade.
OMER ABRAR/AFP

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