The Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed a nationwide shut down of telecommunications, weeks after they began severing fibre-optic internet connections to prevent what they call immorality.

The country is currently experiencing a total connectivity blackout, internet watchdog, Netblocks, external reports.
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In a post on social network Mastodon.social, external, Netblocks said:

"Afghanistan is now in the midst of a total internet blackout as Taliban authorities move to implement morality measures, with multiple networks disconnected through the morning in a stepwise manner; telephone services are currently also impacted".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxqdy5nrlqo

Taliban authorities began the crackdown on internet access earlier this month, in effect shutting down high-speed internet in several regions.
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On 16 September, the Balkh provincial spokesperson Attaullah Zaid said fibre-optic internet was completely banned in the northern province on the leader’s orders.

“This measure was taken to prevent vice, and alternative options will be put in place across the country to meet connectivity needs,” he wrote on social media.

At the time, the same restrictions were reported in the northern provinces of Badakhshan and Takhar, as well as in Kandahar, Helmand, Nangarhar and Uruzgan in the south.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/29/afghanistan-communications-blackout-taliban-shuts-internet