{
  "id": 8333559,
  "title": "'The Last Free Women' follows 4 Afghans rebuilding their lives after escaping the Taliban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/the-last-free-women-follows-4-afghans-rebuilding-their-lives-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T22:20:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-last-free-women-follows-4-afghans-rebuilding-their-lives-after-escaping-the-taliban"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When the Taliban swept back into Kabul in 2021, millions of Afghans suddenly faced an uncertain and dangerous future. Among them were two young sisters whose ambitions to study medicine and law were threatened. Their escape and the lives they built afterward are at the heart of the new book, \"The Last Free Women.\" Geoff Bennett sat down with the authors, Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp.",
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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."
}