Afghanistan Peace Talks Notably Exclude Afghanistan; Overtourism Threatens Cultural Landmarks, Environment; Global Activism: Sustainable Sharing with Guatemala

By Worldview Staff
Taliban political chief Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, center, walks in a hall as he attends the “intra-Afghan” talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. The U.S. has promised to withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of April, a Taliban official said Wednesday, but the U.S. military said it has received no orders to begin packing up.
Taliban political chief Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, center, walks in a hall as he attends the "intra-Afghan" talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. The U.S. has promised to withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of April, a Taliban official said Wednesday, but the U.S. military said it has received no orders to begin packing up. Pavel Golovkin / WBEZ
Taliban political chief Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, center, walks in a hall as he attends the “intra-Afghan” talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. The U.S. has promised to withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of April, a Taliban official said Wednesday, but the U.S. military said it has received no orders to begin packing up.
Taliban political chief Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, center, walks in a hall as he attends the "intra-Afghan" talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. The U.S. has promised to withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of April, a Taliban official said Wednesday, but the U.S. military said it has received no orders to begin packing up. Pavel Golovkin / WBEZ

Afghanistan Peace Talks Notably Exclude Afghanistan; Overtourism Threatens Cultural Landmarks, Environment; Global Activism: Sustainable Sharing with Guatemala

By Worldview Staff
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On today’s show:

  • Representatives of the Taliban and other groups in Afghanistan met this week in Moscow to discuss a path for peace after a decades-long war.
  • We discuss strategies for more sustainable travel with Elizabeth Becker, author of Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism.
  • We catch up with long-time Global Activist Julie Siegel, an Evanston-based landscape architect, environmentalist and founder of the NGO, Sustainable Sharing with Guatemala.