3 d. ago Le rétablissement d’Internet et du réseau cellulaire fait la joie des Afghans

Kaboul «est à nouveau vivante», dit un restaurateur. Et des femmes peuvent reprendre les seuls cours accessibles.

Technology

4 d. ago Confusion over Afghan internet outage after purported Taliban statement revealed as false

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Confusion surrounds the state of internet connectivity in Afghanistan, after some networks were apparently restored on Wednesday following an outage that began Monday. The Associated Press earlier reported what claimed to be a Taliban statement denying reports that the blackout was a deliberate move and saying old fiber optic cables are worn […]

Events

5 d. ago Taliban shuts down internet as Afghans abroad despair at blackout: ‘I couldn’t reach them’

Shadowy supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada ordered the blackout to combat what Taliban authorities consider 'vice'

Technology

5 d. ago UN appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access across Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Tuesday to restore internet and telecommunications access across the country, saying the blackout imposed by the government in Kabul has left the nation almost entirely cut off from the outside world. The outage, reported Monday, was the first nationwide shutdown since the […]

Technology

5 d. ago Internet blackout hits Afghanistan as part of morality crackdown

ISLAMABAD — An internet blackout hit Afghanistan on Monday, with local media reporting a potential nationwide cut of fiber-optic services as part of a Taliban crackdown on immorality. It’s the first time Afghanistan has experienced a shutdown of this kind since the former insurgents seized power in August 2021. Earlier this month, several provinces lost […]

Culture

2 w. ago Taliban internet ban spreads across Afghanistan as more provinces are shut down

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — A Taliban crackdown to “prevent immorality” is spreading across Afghanistan, with more provinces losing access to fibre-optic internet after the country’s leader imposed a complete ban on the technology. It’s the first time a ban of this kind has been imposed since the Taliban seized power in August 2021, and leaves government […]

Technology

2 w. ago Taliban leader bans WIFI in an Afghan province to ’prevent immorality’

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — The Taliban leader banned fibre optic internet in an Afghan province to “prevent immorality,” a spokesman for the administration said Tuesday. It’s the first time a ban of this kind has been imposed since the Taliban seized power in August 2021, and leaves government offices, the private sector, public institutions, and homes […]

Politics