"A huge communications blackout has hit Afghanistan after Taliban authorities began severing fibre-optic connections in several provinces to prevent vice. A nationwide telecoms blackout is now in effect, said Netblocks, a watchdog organisation that monitors cybersecurity and internet governance. We're now observing national connectivity at 14% of ordinary levels. The watchdog said the incident appears consistent with the intentional disconnection of service."
"It may turn out that disconnecting internet access while keeping phone service available will take some trial and error. On 16 September, the Balkh provincial spokesperson Attaullah Zaid said fibre-optic internet was completely banned in the northern province on the leader's orders. This measure was taken to prevent vice, and alternative options will be put in place across the country to meet connectivity needs, he wrote on social media."
Taliban authorities have severed fibre-optic connections across multiple provinces, triggering a nationwide telecoms blackout that watchdog Netblocks reports has reduced connectivity to roughly 14% of normal levels. The disruption appears consistent with intentional disconnection of service and follows earlier regional shutdowns that limited high-speed internet. Telephone services routed over the internet also face interruptions because mobile and fixed-line calls often share the same fibre infrastructure. Physically cutting fibre thus disrupts both internet and telephony. Officials claimed the bans aim to prevent vice and promised alternative connectivity options. The shutdown affects provinces including Balkh, Badakhshan, Takhar, Kandahar, Helmand, Nangarhar and Uruzgan.
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