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Taliban shuts down internet across Afghanistan in latest crackdown
A local Taliban spokesperson in northern Afghanistan said that the Taliban leader had ordered the ban "to prevent immoral activities."
At least 1,400 killed in powerful Afghanistan earthquake as search for survivors continues02:10Afghanistan is in the midst of a communications blackout, just weeks after Taliban authorities began severing fibre optic connections in multiple provinces, in what appears to be the Islamist regime's latest crackdown. ATIF ARYAN/AFP via Getty Images Afghanistan's Taliban authorities began to restrict internet service earlier this month, shutting down high-speed connections in several regions across the country, the French news agency AFP reported Monday. Torek Farhadi, a former senior advisor to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, told CBS News on Monday that the lack of internet access will be devastating for ordinary people in Afghanistan.
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