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  "id": 541658,
  "title": "Five years on, Afghanistan's Taliban build foreign ties despite rights concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/five-years-on-afghanistans-taliban-build-foreign-ties-despite-rights",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T06:04:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260811-five-years-on-afghanistan-s-taliban-build-foreign-ties-despite-rights-concerns"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Since they seized power in Afghanistan five years ago, the Taliban have succeeded in expanding their diplomatic and economic ties with countries around the world. But Afghanistan remains largely isolated due to a widespread refusal to formally recognise the Taliban government over human rights abuses.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Five years after return, Afghan Taliban government builds diplomacy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/five-years-after-return-afghan-taliban-government-builds-diplomacy-535760",
        "published": "2026-08-11T04:15:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}