The Taliban’s first official press conference since taking Kabul
FT News Briefing18 Aug 2021

The Taliban’s first official press conference since taking Kabul

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/9950c2c0-f75c-4098-aa1f-01e3ffc38644


In the Islamist group’s first official press conference since it took Kabul, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the militants would not seek revenge against government officials or the Afghan soldiers it has fought for the past two decades, and WhatsApp has shut down a complaints helpline set up by the Taliban after the messaging app came under pressure to block the group from using its services, and the British the aerospace and defence group, Ultra Electronics, is set to become the latest UK engineering specialist to fall into foreign ownership.


Islamist group urges citizens to return to daily lives even as government workers report harassment - with Stephanie Findlay, South Asia correspondent

https://www.ft.com/content/7f03429a-8d61-43df-9cd8-c9d9e9ba18c8


WhatsApp shuts down Taliban helpline in Kabul

https://www.ft.com/content/d8e29de8-aebb-4f10-a91e-89d454d4a9f7


Cobham agrees to buy rival UK defence group Ultra Electronics for £2.6bn - with Sylvia Pfeifer, industry correspondent

https://www.ft.com/content/87fe2b9f-a551-49ca-9624-c29f3e5fa9c4


BHP to shift main stock market listing from London to Sydney

https://www.ft.com/content/47e226aa-315c-48e3-aef3-44f83075dcc3



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