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    • Thursday, 30 September, 2021
      The Big Read
      ‘A win for Pakistan’: Imran Khan gambles on Taliban ties

      Islamabad’s aim to re-establish its strategic role in the region could be undermined by support for the Islamist government in Kabul

    • Sunday, 12 September, 2021
      Taliban
      Afghanistan media struggle to chart path through Taliban upheaval

      Fate of broadcaster Tolo News seen as litmus test of whether regime will guarantee basic freedoms

    • Friday, 10 September, 2021
      News in-depthAfghanistan
      Haqqani network’s clever game culminates with Afghan government roles

      Appointments dash hopes for promise of inclusivity as hardline group secures pivotal jobs in Taliban administration

    • Thursday, 9 September, 2021
      News in-depthPakistan
      Pakistan’s fraught relationship with the Taliban

      Islamabad worries that militants will spark a refugee crisis and embolden terrorists

    • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
      News in-depthAfghanistan
      Taliban cabinet shows west has little leverage over new Afghan rulers

      Islamists have appointed an all-male team dominated by ethnic Pashtuns and US enemies

    • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
      Transcript
      Is Xi Jinping moving China into a new era of Maoism?

      The FT’s Beijing bureau chief explains whether the country is heading into a new political era. Plus, Pfizer denies that the company should have developed a more potent Covid-19 vaccine, and the Taliban announces Afghanistan’s first government since the US left

    • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
      FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
      Top Pfizer scientist defends booster push, Xi’s new China

      Chief scientific officer Philip Dormitzer denied the company should have developed a more potent jab

    • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
      Afghanistan
      Taliban announces government as it faces growing crises and isolation

      Caretaker cabinet includes men facing UN sanctions for terrorism and interior minister on FBI’s most-wanted list

    • Monday, 6 September, 2021
      Afghanistan
      Taliban says it has captured last Afghan region of resistance

      Opposition fighters dispute Islamist group’s claims of victory in Panjshir Valley

    • Wednesday, 1 September, 2021
      Afghanistan
      Former Afghan leader Hamid Karzai unlikely to be part of Taliban-led government

      Islamist group expected to meet in Tajikistan to negotiate potential roles

    • Tuesday, 24 August, 2021
      Transcript
      G7 tries to salvage Afghanistan crisis

      US president Joe Biden will come under pressure from allies who want the evacuation extended

    • Tuesday, 24 August, 2021
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      UK prime minister Boris Johnson hosts emergency G7 meeting on Afghanistan

      US president Joe Biden will come under pressure from allies who want the evacuation extended

    • Monday, 23 August, 2021
      Afghanistan
      Taliban attacks resistance fighters in last holdout region

      Clashes erupt in Panjshir valley as Kamala Harris says ‘robust analysis’ needed of US evacuation

    • Sunday, 22 August, 2021
      Afghanistan
      White House calls up civilian airliners to aid Afghan evacuation

      Order to US carriers comes as Joe Biden weighs extension of troop deployment at Kabul airport

    • Saturday, 21 August, 2021
      News in-depthAfghanistan
      Afghan resistance leader warns of uprising if no Taliban peace deal

      Brother of slain warlord Ahmad Shah Massoud in holdout region urges militants to form an inclusive government

    • Friday, 20 August, 2021
      Afghanistan
      Afghans’ flight from Taliban thwarted by airport chaos

      West struggles to get vulnerable civilians out past checkpoints of Kabul’s new rulers

    • Friday, 20 August, 2021
      News in-depthTaliban
      Taliban finances swelled by proceeds of Afghanistan’s shadow economy

      Militant group now faces challenge of paying government salaries and keeping state running

    • Wednesday, 18 August, 2021
      Transcript
      The Taliban’s first official press conference since taking Kabul

      Islamist group seeks to strike moderate tone in first press conference but Afghans fear reprisals

    • Wednesday, 18 August, 2021
      FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
      The Taliban has renewed an amnesty offer to government workers

      Islamist group seeks to strike moderate tone in first press conference but Afghans fear reprisals

    • Tuesday, 17 August, 2021
      Afghanistan
      Taliban vows respect for women’s rights ‘within framework of Islam’

      Islamist group seeks to strike moderate tone in first press conference but Afghans fear reprisals

    • Tuesday, 17 August, 2021
      Transcript
      How will the Taliban 2.0 rule?

      Pakistan’s bonds came under selling pressure as investors braced for Afghanistan fallout

    • Monday, 16 August, 2021
      News in-depthTaliban
      Who are the Taliban 2.0?

      Insurgent group tells Afghans they will be safe but experts warn of return to brutal rule of 1990s

    • Tuesday, 10 August, 2021
      FT MagazineTechnology sector
      My wild ride to get an Indian driver’s licence

      A year-long process highlighted the messy reality of India’s digital transformation

    • Friday, 6 August, 2021
      Amazon.com
      Amazon secures legal victory over Ambani in $3.4bn India retail battle

      Country’s Supreme Court upholds decision to halt sale of Future chain to Reliance Industries

    • Thursday, 5 August, 2021
      Indian business & finance
      India moves to scrap retrospective tax

      New Delhi seeks to repair reputation as investment destination by abolishing levy

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