US EditionTaliban Cuts Afghanistan's Internet in Nationwide Blackout
The shutdown cuts Afghanistan's internet connectivity to 14% of normal levels, disrupting education, commerce, media, and women's access to digital platforms, worsening an ongoing economic crisis.
- Afghanistan is experiencing a total internet blackout as Taliban authorities restrict service, which began earlier in September, according to AFP and CBS News.
- Taliban authorities stated the ban aims to prevent immoral activities, according to local spokesperson Haji Zahid.
- The blackout disproportionately affects Afghan youth and business owners, limiting online education and client communication, as remarked by Torek Farhadi.
- The situation worsens amidst Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis and recovery from a recent earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 people, according to Human Rights Watch.
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Taliban shuts down internet, cell phone services in Afghanistan
The Taliban shut down mobile phone and internet services in Afghanistan this week. The United Nations has warned that the Taliban’s actions could cause “significant harm” to the people of Afghanistan. Anonymous diplomatic and industry sources told Reuters on Tuesday that the Taliban ordered cuts to internet and mobile phone data services throughout Afghanistan on Monday. The outlet noted that the Taliban’s order has resulted in the termination o…
In Afghanistan, women will no longer be able to study or work online because of lack of connectivity
Taliban internet blackout paralyses Afghanistan, cutting it off from the world
The shutdown has disrupted nearly all digital and phone links, grounded planes, shut businesses and severed one of the last lifelines for many women and girls whose lives the regime have increasingly restricted.
Before August 2021, an Afghan woman could have run for president, although none did. In 2025, after four years of Taliban rule, they can't even speak in public, because of a regime mandate that characterizes as a moral violation the fact that their voices are heard outside.The Internet was their last resort to be linked to the outside world, but now that was also taken away from them by the fundamentalist group.Fahima Noori is one of the women a…
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