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Total internet blackout in Afghanistan, watchdog reports, as Taliban enforces morality measures

Afghanistan is experiencing a nationwide internet blackout affecting over 43 million citizens, enforced by the Taliban as "morality measures." Multiple networks and telephone services are down, creating a total communication shutdown. The Taliban's supreme leader ordered a ban on fiber-optic cables, citing prevention of "immoral activities." This extensive shutdown, the most severe since the Taliban's 2021 return, isolates Afghans, disrupts media operations, and threatens online education for girls, raising fears of increased international isolation and personal distress for those with families abroad.

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