Economic challenges facing Afghanistan after US withdrawal
Prices are surging for everyday essentials like flour, cooking oil, and fuel
President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan - a move which led to Taliban militants returning to power. We'll hear from Vanda Felbab Brown, an expert on Afghanistan from the Brookings Institute, on the economic challenges lying ahead for the country, now that the US are fully gone. Also in the programme, Dan Cooper of tech site Engadget explains the significance of a new South Korean law requiring app stores such as those of Google and Apple to allow alternative payment methods. We get a look on the day's trading in New York from Joe Saluzzi of Themis Trading. And the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Rahul Tandon explores an increase in underaged girls in India being married off, which is linked to the pandemic and school closures. (Image: Women shop in Kabul market, Credit: Hoshang Hashimi/Getty)
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- Tue 31 Aug 2021 21:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Europe and the Middle East