ISLAMABAD: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Tuesday to restore Internet and telecommunications access across the country, saying the blackout imposed by the government in Kabul has left the nation almost entirely cut off from the outside world. The outage, reported the previous day, was the first nationwide shutdown since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021 and was part of their professed crackdown on immorality.

An internet advocacy group says connectivity in Afghanistan has “collapsed” with a near-total nationwide telecoms disruption in effect.

KABUL: Afghanistan faced a second day without Internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday, after Taliban authorities cut the fiber optic network. Taliban authorities began…

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Tuesday to restore Internet and telecommunications access across the country, saying the blackout imposed…

The internet is back up in Afghanistan after a two-day blackout that paralyzed the economy and grounded planes. The government hasn't explained the outage.