As their country’seconomic crisis continues to spiral out of control, Afghans are finding themselves forced to resort to increasingly desperate measures just to get enough food for their families. The crisis is driven by the USrefusal to release frozen Afghan central bank reserves, a measure that might restore some semblance of normalcy to the economy. Afghan journalist Masood Shnizairejoinsthepodcast to discuss the situation in his country.https://join.theintercept.com/donate/now See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.