{
  "id": 1867707,
  "title": "Taliban has brought Afghanistan near collapse as resistance grows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/taliban-has-brought-afghanistan-near-collapse-as-resistance-grows",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T04:15:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/taliban-has-brought-afghanistan-near-collapse-as-resistance-grows/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rule remains as ultra-extremist as ever. Acting in the name of a self-centered version of Islam, the group has made no effort to modify its hardline ideological beliefs in favour of a more humane and inclusive approach to governing. Nor has it refrained from hosting […] The post Taliban has brought Afghanistan near collapse as…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}