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With tax income from lucrative trade routes and finance from countries such as China or Pakistan, how insulated are the Taliban from the western threat of sanctions and the freeze of international funds? Plus, opportunities for Australia's critical materials sector.
Guests:
David Mansfield, independent consultant, author of A State Built on Sand: How opium undermined Afghanistan @mansfieldintinc
Jeffrey Wilson, Research Director, Perth USAsia Centre
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