Afghanistan’s economy after one year under the Taliban
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2022
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Finland will host talks with Sweden and Turkey for talks on the Nordic countries’ Nato membership bids, and we’ll take a look at the ins and outs of Revlon’s bankruptcy. Plus, the FT’s Benjamin Parkin recently visited Afghanistan and reports back what it has been like there a year since the Taliban regained control.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Finland and Sweden hold talks with Turkey to push Nato bid
Revlon bankruptcy becomes a fight over memes
FT Series: a year under the Taliban
Behind the Money: Afghanistan one year later
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| 0:00.0 | The FT News Briefing is supported by Equinole, the UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.3 | Learn more at equinole.co.uk. |
| 0:09.7 | Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Friday, August 26th, |
| 0:13.2 | and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:18.8 | Finland, Sweden, and Turkey are meeting to negotiate NATO membership, |
| 0:23.1 | and Afghanistan's economy is struggling a year after the Taliban took over. |
| 0:27.7 | As a result, they've really been pushed dramatically into poverty and into hunger. |
| 0:33.8 | Plus, meme stocks have become a point of contention in Revolon's bankruptcy case, |
| 0:38.0 | and we asked you what you thought about Joe Biden's plan to cancel some student debt, |
| 0:42.6 | and you had answers. I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:47.3 | Finland, Sweden, and Turkey are getting together today. They'll talk about the two |
| 0:57.8 | Nordic countries potentially joining NATO. Turkey has threatened to block their |
| 1:02.3 | applications unless Sweden extradites 73 people. Now, Sweden has shown it's |
| 1:08.1 | willing to work with Turkey on this. It's already started some deportations. |
| 1:12.1 | But NATO officials say, don't get your hopes up. |
| 1:15.1 | The meeting probably won't end in a breakthrough, |
| 1:18.0 | but they said that just holding the meeting signaled positive momentum. |
| 1:28.1 | It was chaos a year ago when the US pulled out of Afghanistan. The American occupation had lasted |
| 1:34.4 | two decades, and when troops left, the Taliban took over a lot faster than people expected. |
| 1:45.5 | Airports were mocked as people were desperately trying to leave the country. |
| 1:50.1 | The FT's Ben Park and Travel to Afghanistan this summer to try and get a sense of what life |
| 1:54.6 | is like a year after the Taliban regained power. He joins me now. Hi, Ben. |
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