Afghanistan experienced a near-total shutdown of internet services Tuesday, along with widespread disruptions to mobile networks, according to local reports.
The Taliban government has not issued an official explanation, but observers say the blackout is likely deliberate and linked to the Islamist group’s declared campaign against what it calls “immoral activities” online — primarily referring to access to pornography.
The monitoring group NetBlocks reported a “total internet blackout” in Afghanistan, saying connectivity had been dropping gradually since Monday night and now stood at less than 1% of normal levels in a country where access is already limited. The group said mobile disruptions stem from reliance on the same internet backbone that was cut.
Afghan broadcaster ToloNews warned viewers of possible outages and said the Taliban is allowing only 2G networks to operate, while more advanced 3G and 4G services remain down. Cloudflare Radar, another monitoring service, said the disruption was most severe in Kabul, Herat and Kandahar.
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