{
  "id": 593255,
  "title": "2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school during 5 years of Taliban rule, UN says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/2-4-million-afghan-girls-shut-out-of-secondary-school-during-5-years",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-11T18:49:27.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/2-4-million-afghan-girls-shut-out-of-secondary-school-during-5-years-of-taliban-rule-un-says"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "UNESCO calls this a grave violation of fundamental rights and on Tuesday urged the immediate restoration of education for women and girls.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/2-4-million-afghan-girls-shut-out-of-secondary-school-5-years-after",
        "published": "2026-08-11T16:53:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "2.4 million Afghan girls banned from schools 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/2-4-million-afghan-girls-banned-from-schools-5-years-after-taliban",
        "published": "2026-08-11T17:33:36.000Z"
      }
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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."
}