PESHAWAR: Afghan traders in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar say their businesses and family ties have been thrown into disarray after Taliban authorities imposed a sweeping Internet blackout across their homeland earlier this week.

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

PESHAWAR: Afghan traders in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar say their businesses and family ties have been thrown into disarray after Taliban authorities imposed a…