Internet services in Afghanistan have been restored after a two-day national outage that crippled communications, banking, and air traffic control. The Taliban government provided no official explanation for the shutdown, which drew widespread concern from international bodies like the UN. The outage, which also followed provincial internet restrictions aimed at "preventing immoral activities," has raised fears of further economic instability and exacerbated the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. The restoration of at least 4G networks was a surprise, with rumors only suggesting a return of basic 2G service.

Prepared by Rachel Morgan and reviewed by editorial team.