{
  "id": 854751,
  "title": "A second Taliban official is killed in attack in Afghanistan, as the takeover anniversary nears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/a-second-taliban-official-is-killed-in-attack-in-afghanistan-as-the-854751",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T07:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-explosion-mayor-killed-35ea4df990f4c75f2559d9a58ebcf5e3"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The mayor for Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province has been killed in an explosion, officials said, the second high-ranking official of the Taliban administration to be the target of deadly attacks in…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "A second Taliban official is killed in attack in Afghanistan, as the takeover anniversary nears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/a-second-taliban-official-is-killed-in-attack-in-afghanistan-as-the",
        "published": "2026-08-14T07:38:19.000Z"
      }
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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."
}