Taliban impose internet blackout across Afghanistan
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The Taliban have ordered internet and mobile phone data services to be cut across Afghanistan, diplomatic and industry sources said on Tuesday, as residents and monitoring services reported no connectivity and disruption to flights and financial services.
Breakdown
- Taliban ordered a nationwide shutdown of internet and mobile data services.
- Connectivity disruptions have affected flights, financial services, and aid operations. 12s
- No official explanation has been given by the Taliban for the outage. 17s
- International monitoring shows connectivity dropped to about 1% in phases. 36s
- The UN has called for restoration of connections, citing humanitarian concerns. 59s