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.

Telecoms disrupted nationwide after authorities cut fibre optic connections in several provinces to prevent ‘vice’

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

The Taliban have yet to give an official reason for the shutdown, but said it would last indefinitely.

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…

Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic network in nationwide shutdown of communications to prevent ‘vice’

Air travel was disrupted Tuesday in Afghanistan after the Taliban government shut down the Internet across the country.

Telecommunications down after Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic connections in several provinces to prevent ‘vice’.

Banking services have stopped, planes are grounded and aid distribution has been halted. The scope of the blackout is rare, even for a government that has increasingly rolled back…

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A 48-hour shutdown imposed by the Taliban government hit firms, flights and risked further isolating women.

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.

Confusion surrounds internet connectivity in Afghanistan after some networks were restored on Wednesday following an outage that began Monday.

For 48 hours Afghanistan had been cut off from mobile and internet services in a Taliban-imposed shutdown