How will the Taliban 2.0 rule?
08/17/21 • 8 min
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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
https://www.ft.com/content/76ae831e-7a74-4429-8bbb-2b947a04cb44
Biden made his first comments on Afghanistan and blamed the chaos in Kabul on the country’s deposed leaders, and desperate Afghans overran the airport trying to flee. Pakistan’s international bonds came under selling pressure on Monday as emerging market investors braced themselves for the fallout from the crisis in Afghanistan, and the Taliban has pledged to create an open and inclusive government but most observers expect the swift return of repressive theocratic rule in the country.
Pakistan bonds hit as investors brace for Afghanistan fallout - with Tommy Stubbington, capital market correspondent
https://www.ft.com/content/1f8e5d82-152a-456e-b6c9-4e2fe8b74b68
Who are the Taliban 2.0? - with Stephanie Findlay, South Asia correspondent
https://www.ft.com/content/25bb6ed9-fdef-451f-a7a7-4a7b9e4ab852
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
https://www.ft.com/content/76ae831e-7a74-4429-8bbb-2b947a04cb44
Biden made his first comments on Afghanistan and blamed the chaos in Kabul on the country’s deposed leaders, and desperate Afghans overran the airport trying to flee. Pakistan’s international bonds came under selling pressure on Monday as emerging market investors braced themselves for the fallout from the crisis in Afghanistan, and the Taliban has pledged to create an open and inclusive government but most observers expect the swift return of repressive theocratic rule in the country.
Pakistan bonds hit as investors brace for Afghanistan fallout - with Tommy Stubbington, capital market correspondent
https://www.ft.com/content/1f8e5d82-152a-456e-b6c9-4e2fe8b74b68
Who are the Taliban 2.0? - with Stephanie Findlay, South Asia correspondent
https://www.ft.com/content/25bb6ed9-fdef-451f-a7a7-4a7b9e4ab852
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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https://www.ft.com/content/9950c2c0-f75c-4098-aa1f-01e3ffc38644
In the Islamist group’s first official press conference since it took Kabul, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the militants would not seek revenge against government officials or the Afghan soldiers it has fought for the past two decades, and WhatsApp has shut down a complaints helpline set up by the Taliban after the messaging app came under pressure to block the group from using its services, and the British the aerospace and defence group, Ultra Electronics, is set to become the latest UK engineering specialist to fall into foreign ownership.
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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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