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S9 E20: Afghanistan Update & AI Images: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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35:01Now PlayingSeason 9, Episode 20. August 14th, 2022. John Oliver examines the humanitarian and economic crises unfolding in Afghanistan since the U.S. withdrew from the country in 2021: What the people of Afghanistan have endured under Taliban rule, what the international community could be doing to help, and why humanitarian aid is not a stand-in for a functioning economy. Then, he explores new AI tools being used to generate haunting imagery, and proceeds to fall in love with a cabbage.
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