{
  "id": 2620581,
  "title": "Afghan Taliban impose nationwide ban on protests across the country",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/afghan-taliban-impose-nationwide-ban-on-protests-across-the-country",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T18:20:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1542292/afghan-taliban-impose-nationwide-ban-on-protests-across-the-country/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Afghanistan’s Taliban government has imposed a complete ban on protests across the country. The decision follows approval of a new police law by Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. Afghan media reported that the new law formally prohibits all forms of demonstrations. The Afghan Ministry of Justice issued the law on Saturday. Read More: Govt rejects baseless Afghan […]",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}