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“Pakistan is now saddled with responsibility for what happens in Afghanistan”—diplomatic woes ahead
Also on the daily podcast: financial firms become reluctant internet police and the tentacular success of “Squid Game”
AS THE TALIBAN’S closest ally, the country bears a big responsibility for Afghanistan’s fate. We examine its diplomatic risks and opportunities. Mastercard is pressing porn purveyors this week; we look at how financial companies are reluctantly stepping up as the internet’s police. And a timely social-inequality take drives South Korea’s “Squid Game” to the top of Netflix’s charts worldwide. Runtime: 21 min
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