An exit wounds: America’s Afghanistan retreat
Air bases have been handed over; America’s remaining troops are shipping out and NATO forces are following suit. Can Afghanistan’s government forces hold off the Taliban? In parts of China, a playful wedding tradition goes a bit too far for Communist P...
June 10, 2021
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<p>Air bases have been handed over; America’s remaining troops are shipping out and NATO forces are following suit. Can Afghanistan’s government forces <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/06/06/can-afghan-forces-hold-off-the-taliban-after-american-troops-leave?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hold off</a> the Taliban? In parts of China, a playful wedding tradition goes a bit <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2021/05/27/china-wants-to-curb-an-old-custom-the-hazing-of-wedding-couples?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">too far</a> for Communist Party authorities’ taste. And a look at just <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/06/03/testing-alibis-is-not-as-straightforward-as-it-seems?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">how bad</a> people are at coming up with accurate alibis. </p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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