{
  "id": 5229031,
  "title": "Taliban govt defends ban on protest, citing Islamic law",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/taliban-govt-defends-ban-on-protest-citing-islamic-law",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T02:10:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1547419/taliban-govt-defends-ban-on-protest-citing-islamic-law/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Taliban government defended on Wednesday its ban on protests that has drawn condemnation from rights groups, saying the order complies with Islamic law. Demonstrations in Afghanistan have been rare since the Taliban returned to power just over five years ago, but the government last month introduced a rule holding that “all types of protests […]",
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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."
}