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Afghanistan Hit By Nationwide Internet Blackout As Taliban Cuts Fiber Optic Cables


The Taliban have imposed a nationwide telecommunications shutdown in Afghanistan, severing fibre-optic connections and cutting off internet, mobile, and satellite services as part of "morality" measures. Netblock is currently tracking the outages. The BBC reports: Since seizing power in 2021, the T...

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