The Story

Rebuilding Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover

Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, a humanitarian crisis has unfolded in Afghanistan. Foreign financial government support has run dry, and aid agencies are left to plug the gaps amid drought and famine. Our correspondent has been to visit projects run by Afghanaid, one of the organisations being supported by this year’s Christmas Appeal. For more information and to donate to the Times and Sunday Times Christmas Appeal visit: <a href="https://times.ctdonate.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://times.ctdonate.org</a>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today:<a href="https://thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</a>.  Guest: Catherine Philp, Diplomatic Correspondent, The Times.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips: CNN, France 24, BBC News, CBS News, United Nations, ABC News. 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.

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