{
  "id": 1738303,
  "title": "Afghan women’s workforce participation falls to 5%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/afghan-womens-workforce-participation-falls-to-5",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1540263/afghan-womens-workforce-participation-falls-to-5/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Women’s participation in Afghanistan’s workforce has fallen to 5.1% under Taliban rule, according to the International Labour Organization. The figure represents less than one-third of the 2020 level. The decline has deepened women’s exclusion from economic activity. The ILO said female labour force participation dropped from 16.5% in 2020 to 5.1% in 2026. It called […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-18T12:46:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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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  "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."
}