{
  "id": 13082473,
  "title": "Afghan road to China tests Pakistan’s power and leverage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/afghan-road-to-china-tests-pakistans-power-and-leverage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T09:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/afghan-road-to-china-tests-pakistans-power-and-leverage/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China is increasingly trying to diversify its connections to the region as Pakistan’s actions in Afghanistan create new security and strategic problems for Beijing. The opening of a road through the Wakhan Corridor is an important step in that effort. Afghanistan has formally inaugurated a 121-kilometer road through the corridor, running from Broghil to the […] The post Afghan road to China tests…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}