First and foremost, we feel dearly for the poor Afghanis who are now recovering after a 6.0 earthquake that hit east of Jalalabad. Thousands have died and more have been displaced, and from what we can see, help is very slow or nonexistent.

We recorded this before the earthquake struck, and we will definitely be keeping the country on our radar, even though it’s gone off the front pages.

This quick pod takes you through a story that’s flown under the radar between China and Afghanistan—and it will very likely complicate the recovery of this massive earthquake. Listen to learn how and why.

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Here’s the Pod from Season 2 that we brought up!

Season 2, Episode 18: Xi’s got eyes on you!

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