Afghanistan's Money Problem

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<p>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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Clips from CBS, BBC&nbsp;</p><br><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - ... Show More

The former finance minister from the collapsed Afghan government, Khalid Payenda, tells Ed Butler that it was brought down by rampant corruption at a very high level. He served for six months from the beginning of this year and says that by the time US forces left and the Taliban ... Show More

<p>The Taliban have made big moves in the last few days in their bid to take control of Afghanistan. </p><p>This weekend, they seized several cities and suddenly claimed a lot of the north. On Monday, they took another provincial capital. </p><p>What is the Taliban’s strategy, wh ... Show More

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Is it time to stop the freeze of the country's financial assets and donor aid or will that just legitimise the Taliban? Ed Butler speaks to John Sifton, the Asia advocacy director for the campaign group Human Rights Watch, who says the west should ease up on its sanctions to help ... Show More