Financial Times

The Financial Times reports on the increasingly chaotic effort to evacuate thousands of foreigners and Afghans from Afghanistan.

The Financial Times reports that Boris Johnson will host crisis talks on Afghanistan with world leaders, as Britain presses the US to extend the evacuation timetable amid “harrowing scenes” and deaths at Kabul airport. 

The Financial Times leads with US President Joe Biden’s pledge to work closely with the Taliban to ensure safe passage for those fleeing Afghanistan.

The world’s biggest carmaker, Toyota, has said it will cut production by 40% next month, reports the Financial Times. 

The world’s largest futures exchange operator has made an offer for rival Cboe Global Markets, reports the Financial Times.

The Taliban has pledged to protect women’s rights within the limits of Islamic law and grant amnesty to its opponents, as it sought to strike a moderate tone after seizing control of Afghanistan, reports the Financial Times.

The Financial Times leads with a day of chaos in Kabul, as desperate Afghans and foreigners flee from the Taliban, the militant Islamist group which took the Afghan capital during the weekend.