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World Service,23 Jun 2021,49 mins

Taliban military gains

Newsday

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Taliban fighters have seized dozens of districts in Afghanistan as they step up attacks during the final withdrawal by foreign troops. So how far will the insurgents get? As Spain pardons nine Catalan leaders who were imprisoned for their involvement in 2017’s outlawed referendum on independence, we'll how hear how the decision has gone down across the country. And has bitcoin bitten off more than it can chew? China launches a crackdown on the cryptocurrency so we'll examine its future.

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