The FT’s south Asia correspondent Ben Parkin explains how Afghanistan’s economy has changed in the year since US forces left the country and the Taliban retook control of the government.

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For further reading:

The Taliban’s black gold: militants seize on coal to reboot economy

Life under the Taliban: ‘what matters is that we’re hungry

The Taliban’s new order: ‘We’ll introduce a system for the world’

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On Twitter, follow Benjamin Parkin (@b_parkyn) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)

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