What might the Afghan economy look like under the Taliban?

World Business Report - Podcast tekijän mukaan BBC World Service

The Taliban have insisted they will not extend the deadline for Western forces to leave Afghanistan, saying 31 August is a red line. The situation in the country could potentially have a destabilising economic impact on the entire region. We discuss the issue with Pakistan's information minister, Fawad Ahmed Chaudry. Later, Amazon's new African headquarters in Capetown promises to inject millions of dollars into the local economy, but the site they have chosen is hallowed for the Khoi and San people, and they do not want Amazon to build there. The BBC's Vumani Mkhize reports.

Visit the podcast's native language site