Afghanistan telecom blackout as Taliban shuts off internet

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The journey back to the 7th century is complete.

In a post on social network Mastodon.social, Netblocks said:

"Afghanistan is now in the midst of a total internet blackout as Taliban authorities move to implement morality measures, with multiple networks disconnected through the morning in a stepwise manner; telephone services are currently also impacted".

Afghanistan hit by internet blackout as Taliban cuts fibre optic cables

Phone and internet connections are down nationwide after the Taliban cut fibre-optic connections to prevent "immorality".

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