The Taliban’s first official press conference since taking Kabul

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/9950c2c0-f75c-4098-aa1f-01e3ffc38644In 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-c9d9e9ba18c8WhatsApp shuts down Taliban helpline in Kabul https://www.ft.com/content/d8e29de8-aebb-4f10-a91e-89d454d4a9f7Cobham agrees to buy rival UK defence group Ultra Electronics for £2.6bn - with Sylvia Pfeifer, industry correspondenthttps://www.ft.com/content/87fe2b9f-a551-49ca-9624-c29f3e5fa9c4BHP to shift main stock market listing from London to Sydneyhttps://www.ft.com/content/47e226aa-315c-48e3-aef3-44f83075dcc3The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.