{
  "id": 6314686,
  "title": "HRW cautions against normalising ties with Taliban amid rights concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/hrw-cautions-against-normalising-ties-with-taliban-amid-rights",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T18:42:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2028417/hrw-cautions-against-normalising-ties-with-taliban-amid-rights-concerns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned countries against normalising engagement with the Taliban without clear and measurable human rights benchmarks, as a UN expert highlighted the devastating consequences of five years of Taliban rule for Afghan children and young people. “Countries should not normalise engagement with the Taliban without clear and measurable human rights benchmarks,”…",
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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."
}