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Withdrawal symptoms: America-Taliban talks

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Negotiating Peace and Public Health Challenges

This chapter explores the urgent negotiations between the U.S. and the Taliban in light of Afghanistan's impending elections, alongside the looming threat of violence affecting political legitimacy. It also addresses the public health crisis of typhoid fever in urban slums, emphasizing the disparity in disease management and the urgent need for better sanitation and hygiene in vulnerable communities.

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