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Afghanistan's finances in disarray

Afghanistan's finances are in a disastrous state, with assets abroad frozen and international payments suspended.

Afghanistan's finances are in a disastrous state, with assets abroad frozen and international payments suspended. The Taliban has already been raising millions in taxes - we'll hear how effective they've been at it, with an update from our correspondent in Kabul. Plus, we speak with Ian Fritz, who spent hundreds of hours eavesdropping on Taliban fighters. The website and app OnlyFans has banned sexual content; for stars on the site, it presents a serious dent to their lucrative incomes - we speak with Monica Huldt, who says she makes about $60,000 a month on the site. Plus, we discuss a controversial news Alzheimer's drug in an extended report from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Ivana Davidovic. We discuss all this live with guests Dimuthu Attanayake in Colombo and Lori Ann Larocco in New York.

(Image: A Taliban fighter on the road in Afghanistan. Credit: EPA)

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Fri 20 Aug 2021 00:06GMT

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