August 2024 Round-Up: Poppy Fields, Shadowy Terrorists, India on the Wild Stage, and Wild Horses 

In this episode, Hollie reviews articles on the dramatic decline of opium poppy farming in Afghanistan following the end of the war with the United States. At the same time, terrorist organizations have once again found greater sanctuary in Afghanistan, potentially leading to a future 9/11 type danger for the Western world.
The episode also discusses the entry of India on the world stage as a diplomatic player in the complex game of international power and stability.
Finally, we discuss the practice of harvesting American wild horses, which are protected in the United States, and their export and slaughter in neighboring countries for the purposes of feeding the world's demand for exotic luxury meat consumption.
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