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World Service,12 Oct 2021,49 mins

Afghanistan: calls for economic lifeline

Newsday

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The UN Secretary General says the country faces financial collapse. We'll take you to Syria where battles still rage in the east and hundreds are still missing from the region's largest city Deir ez-Zor. And why the Colombian city of Quibdó has become one of the most violent places on the planet, as rival factions battle one another for access to lucrative drug routes.

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