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  "id": 722096,
  "title": "David McBride leaves prison on parole after being jailed for leaking Afghanistan war documents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/david-mcbride-leaves-prison-on-parole-after-being-jailed-for-leaking",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T01:08:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/13/david-mcbride-released-jail-prison-parole"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Attorney general grants former army lawyer’s release after 27 months in jail Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast David McBride, the former army lawyer jailed for his role in stealing secret defence documents about the Afghanistan war and leaking them to the media, has been released from prison in Canberra on Thursday.…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "David McBride leaves prison on parole after being jailed for leaking Afghanistan war documents",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/david-mcbride-leaves-prison-on-parole-after-being-jailed-for-leaking-723047",
        "published": "2026-08-13T01:08:05.000Z"
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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."
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