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Global supply crisis: Shipping delays for Chinese-made goods

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused logistical headaches for global shippers thanks to raised transport costs, quarantine measures and extra paperwork. China’s zero-tolerance approach to the coronavirus has not helped: in May it closed one of its busiest ports because of a COVID-19 outbreak. That has affected the supply of Chinese products to the United States, dampening the Thanksgiving Day holiday sales, when shoppers are traditionally on the hunt for bargains. Al Jazeera’s @Katrina Yu reports from Beijing, China. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #China #SupplyChain

Pakistanis suffer as inflation rises, economy worsens

The International Monetary Fund earlier this week said it had agreed with Islamabad on measures needed to reive a stalled $6bn funding programme for Pakistan where inflation reached more than 9 percent in October. Pakistanis are struggling to make ends meet as the economy takes a dive. The price of goods has hit a 70-year high and the local currency has weakened against the US dollar. Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Islamabad, Pakistan. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Pakistan

India building its longest-ever vehicle pass in Kashmir

The Indian government is building the last of four major tunnels in Indian-administered Kashmir. Officials say this, one of Asia’s longest tunnels, will be the country’s longest. The tunnels are intended to connect areas that are usually cut off during the winter snows and come as part of India’s effort to beef up development near its border with China. But as Al Jazeera’s Pavni Mittal reports from New Delhi, India, the project has proven to be controversial. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #India #Kashmir

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Badri-313: The Taliban brigade patrolling Kabul’s airport

More than two months since chaotic evacuations from Kabul’s international airport after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, things are slowly returning to something closer to normal. The airport is open to aid deliveries, as well as a few charter planes and evacuation flights. An elite unit of the Taliban is now in charge of securing the airport. Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker had exclusive access to the special forces known as “Badri -313”. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Afghanistan #Kabul #Taliban

Afghan economy, carpet exports hit by US sanctions

Afghanistan’s famed carpet industry is facing its biggest crisis since the Taliban took over in mid-August. Due to the US freeze on its financial assets and border closures, the carpet exports have plummeted. It has brought uncertainty to millions of people who depend on the sector. Al Jazeea’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Aghanistan #Taliban

Taliban: Some abandoned US military hardware may be salvageable

Al Jazeera has obtained exclusive access to vast amounts of military hardware left behind by United States and coalition forces in Afghanistan. Much of it was destroyed, but the Taliban believes some can be salvaged as it looks to build an air force. Al Jazeera’s Osama bin Javaid has more from Kabul’s military airfield. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Taliban #Afghanistan

Afghan city defies norm by keeping schools open for girls

The Taliban came to power promising to respect women’s rights and allow girls’ education – in line with Islamic precepts. But high schools and public universities are still closed across Afghanistan as the group says it still needs time to sort out the logistics of allowing female students back. But the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif is the exception that proves the rule. Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Afghanistan #Taliban #Education #Women #Girls

China rations electricity amid worst blackouts in decade

China is rationing electricity as it struggles to contain its worst power blackouts in a decade. Long hours of outages are affecting residential areas and shutting factories. The government has introduced coal rationing and is trying to increase coal imports. But as Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from Hong Kong, the crisis is a result of several factors that are not easily solved. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/