Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Two years ago, the biggest virus story in China was one that affected the country's enormous

pork industry.

African swine fever is still ravaging farms and officials' efforts to keep a huge market

stable don't look sustainable.

And for a long while, the activist artist Judy Chicago gave up trying to gain the acceptance

of the mainstream art world.

It eventually caught up with her vision.

We take a look at the first full retrospective of her art, from needlework to fireworks.

But first, in Afghanistan, Taliban fighters have been parading through the city of Kandahar

in celebration.

Western allies have all departed as of this week and apart from a few pockets of resistance,

the Taliban are now in total control.

At the airport in the capital Kabul, a spokesperson for the group addressed the departed

enemies.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, he said, wants strong diplomatic relations with the world,

including America.

In the chaos of recent weeks, American forces have in fact worked alongside the Taliban.

What cooperation lies ahead is a far trickier business, a fact noted by America's highest

ranking military official Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Mark Milley.

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