This week marks one year since the talaban toppled the american back government and seized control of afghanistan. Four years ago, ugl dropped its bid for a pentagon contract after thousands of employees objected. On to day's battlefield, software is king, and silicon valley wants back in. This month marks 80 years since the release of bamba, pioneering bit of disney animation.
Rights for women and girls have regressed by decades; the economy is cratering. Yet, for many rural Afghans, things are actually better than they were before America scarpered. Silicon Valley types once righteously spurned the military-industrial establishment—now they’re queuing up to fund defence startups. And the surprising truth about the most famous scene in “Bambi”, which is turning 80.
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