{
  "id": 1713860,
  "title": "Women's share of Afghan labour market shrinks to 5% under Taliban, UN says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/womens-share-of-afghan-labour-market-shrinks-to-5-under-taliban-un-1713860",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:46:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/womens-share-afghan-labour-market-shrinks-5-under-taliban-un-says"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Emma Farge GENEVA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The portion of women in Afghanistan's workforce has fallen to just 5% since the Taliban takeover five years ago, according to the International Labour Organization, which called for measures to address their \"severe exclusion\". • Female labour force participation fell to less than a third of its previous level, to 5.1% in 2026 from 16.5% in 2020. • In…",
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Women's share of Afghan labour market shrinks to 5% under Taliban, UN says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/womens-share-of-afghan-labour-market-shrinks-to-5-under-taliban-un",
        "published": "2026-08-18T12:57:41.000Z"
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