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It’s been one year since the fall of Afghanistan’s capital city Kabul and the start of Taliban rule in the country. Shortly after, the U.S. completed its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, and since then, the economy has imploded and worsened the existing humanitarian crisis. Per capita income in the country is now about $375 per year, its lowest in more than a decade, and more than half the population faces acute food insecurity. Plus: school districts get creative to solve teacher shortages. And: the 75th anniversary of the partition of India. Guests: Axios' Felix Salmon and Erica Pandey Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Alex Sugiura, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go deeper: Afghanistan's economic calamity [NEEDS UPDATING] School districts across America will do anything for more teachers America is pushing teachers to the brink Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices