{
  "id": 2249394,
  "title": "5 years after the U.S. left, Afghan allies reflect on life under Taliban rule",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/5-years-after-the-u-s-left-afghan-allies-reflect-on-life-under",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T22:35:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/5-years-after-the-u-s-left-afghan-allies-reflect-on-life-under-taliban-rule"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "We're beginning a series of stories on Afghanistan 25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks and the start of the American war there. In our first report, we have a look at the lives of three people and their families and how they are faring five years after the Taliban wrenched control from the U.S.-supported government. Special Correspondent Leila Molana-Allen and videographer Eric O'Connor report.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}