{
    "byline": "By Muhammad Murad",
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    "excerpt": "On October 4, Taliban officials inaugurated the 121-kilometer-long Wakhan Transit Road connecting Afghanistan to China via the Wakhan Corridor after approximately three years of construction work. The road stretches from Afghanistan\u2019s Broghil border area, on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, along Badakhshan province\u2019s Wakhan district, finally reaching the border with China. According to Afghanistan\u2019s de facto government under the Taliban, beyond China, the road will connect the country with third parties like Central Asian countries and global markets.",
    "lang": null,
    "length": 7511,
    "publishedTime": null,
    "siteName": null,
    "title": "Afghanistan\u2019s Wakhan Transit Road Is a Long Shot to Connect with China"
}