Nothing to break the fall: Afghanistan

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<p>The fall of Kabul, the capital, <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/08/15/the-talibans-terrifying-triumph-in-afghanistan?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sealed</a> the country’s fate: after 20 years, the Taliban are back in charge—a fearsome outcome for its <a href="https://www.economist.com/1843/2021/08/13/hiding-books-buying-burqas-kandahar-prepares-for-taliban-rule?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">people</a> and for the <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/08/15/america-may-pay-dearly-for-defeat-in-afghanistan?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Biden administration</a>. As capital punishment fades, life sentences proliferate; that comes with its own <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2021/07/06/as-the-death-penalty-becomes-less-common-life-imprisonment-becomes-more-so?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">costs and iniquities</a>. And visiting an <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2021/08/07/in-uruguay-few-descendants-of-russian-emigres-want-to-leave?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">enclave</a> in Uruguay that is in many ways more Russian than Russia.</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 style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>