{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/1d1223a2-9d05-473b-9e79-c2b65b71d676/61e2264e954b5a001228b18c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is Biden in the Midst of a World Historic Crime Against Humanity?","description":"<p>The normally reserved International Committee of the Red Cross recently made a surprisingly direct statement about the unfolding economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. They said, “Can the international community” — meaning the U.S. — “hold 39 million people hostage to the fact that they do not want to recognise the authorities that are now in place in Kabul and in Afghanistan?”</p><p><br></p><p>Masood Shnizai is a journalist based in Kabul, Afghanistan. He joins Ryan Grim to discuss the &lt;a href=\"https://theintercept.com/2022/01/09/afghanistan-sanctions-human-rights-hawks/\"&gt;devastating effects&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a href=\"https://theintercept.com/2021/12/28/afghanistan-economy-collapse-us-sanctions/\"&gt;ongoing U.S. sanctions&lt;/a&gt;, and why the calls for help seem to be falling on deaf ears in the Biden administration.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>https://join.theintercept.com/donate/now</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Intercept"}