S9 E20: Afghanistan Update & AI Images: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Season 9, Episode 20. August 14th, 2022. John Oliver examines the humanitarian and economic crises unfolding in Afghanistan since the U.S. withdrew from the country in 2021: What the people of Afghanistan have endured under Taliban rule, what the international community could be doing to help, and why humanitarian aid is not a stand-in for a functioning economy. Then, he explores new AI tools being used to generate haunting imagery, and proceeds to fall in love with a cabbage. Subscribe to the #lastweektonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/lastweektonight Or find us on your favorite social media platform we may or may not have discussed at length on the show: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lastweektonight TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lastweektonighthbo Threads: https://www.threads.net/@lastweektonight Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lastweektonight.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lastweektonight Or visit our official site for all that other stuff at once: https://www.hbo.com/lastweektonight