Afghanistan’s fiber networks are being disconnected by the governing Taliban. The reason for the ban on fast internet connectivity is to “prevent immorality,” according to a Taliban spokesman, as quoted by data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=92X1584492&xcust=tomshardware_us_3645377783187768075&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.sky.com%2Fstory%2Ftaliban-orders-complete-ban-on-fibre-optic-internet-in-northern-afghanistan-as-reports-says-order-will-be-enforced-nationwide-13432773&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tomshardware.com%2Fservice-providers%2Fnetwork-providers%2Fthe-taliban-begins-implementing-fiber-optic-internet-ban-to-prevent-immorality-in-afghanistan-swathes-of-the-country-plunged-into-cyberspace-darkness” data-url=”https://news.sky.com/story/taliban-orders-complete-ban-on-fibre-optic-internet-in-northern-afghanistan-as-reports-says-order-will-be-enforced-nationwide-13432773″ target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” rel=”sponsored noopener” data-hl-processed=”skimlinks” data-placeholder-url=”https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=92X1584492&xcust=hawk-custom-tracking&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.sky.com%2Fstory%2Ftaliban-orders-complete-ban-on-fibre-optic-internet-in-northern-afghanistan-as-reports-says-order-will-be-enforced-nationwide-13432773&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tomshardware.com%2Fservice-providers%2Fnetwork-providers%2Fthe-taliban-begins-implementing-fiber-optic-internet-ban-to-prevent-immorality-in-afghanistan-swathes-of-the-country-plunged-into-cyberspace-darkness” data-google-interstitial=”false” data-merchant-name=”sky.com” data-merchant-network=”SkimLinks”>Sky News. As many as 10 out of 34 provinces in the country have already been affected, according to sources.
⚠️ Update: Metrics show further declines to internet connectivity in #Afghanistan with parts of the country now falling offline; the Taliban measure curtails liberties recently gained…
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