How will the Taliban 2.0 rule?
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🗓️ 17 August 2021
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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
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:03.8 | Today is Tuesday, August 17th, and this is your F-teen news briefing. |
| 0:09.4 | There were frantic scenes at Kabul's airport as panicked Afghans tried to flee Taliban |
| 0:14.3 | rule. |
| 0:15.3 | Now fears are growing about a possible new refugee crisis. |
| 0:19.5 | Plus, the Taliban has evolved since the U.S. first invaded back in 2001. |
| 0:24.6 | We'll talk about how the new regime might rule. |
| 0:27.5 | The Taliban have made assurances that they will respect the rights of women. |
| 0:32.6 | However, how that is in practice remains to be seen. |
| 0:38.7 | And right now we have heard reports of girls being told to put on the burqa or turned away |
| 0:43.9 | from school or turned away from work. |
| 0:46.2 | I'm Lauren Fidor, in for Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:54.9 | There was chaos at the International Airport in Kabul yesterday, and U.S. military officials |
| 0:59.7 | suspended flights after the airport was overrun by desperate Afghans trying to flee. |
| 1:05.9 | Videos show people falling to their death after clinging to the wheels of planes that |
| 1:09.6 | were taking off. |
| 1:11.3 | Many Afghans, particularly women, are panicking about life under the Taliban. |
| 1:17.1 | Also yesterday, U.S. President Joe Biden made his first comments since the Taliban took |
| 1:22.1 | control of Kabul. |
| 1:23.9 | He blamed the Afghan government and military forces there for the swift defeat. |
| 1:29.1 | He said he stood by his decision to withdraw U.S. troops. |
| 1:32.7 | I stand squarely behind my decision. |
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