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Oct 2022
26m 51s

Afghanistan's economy in focus

Bbc World Service
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A new report shows that the economy of Afghanistan has shrunk by more than a quarter in the last year, since the Taliban took over. We speak to the former mining minister of the country, Nargis Nehan about the situation there at the moment. Fanny Yeung, the executive director of Hong Kong's Travel Industry Council speaks to us about the country giving away ... Show More
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