Afghanistan's internet and mobile telephone services were down nationwide on Tuesday, residents and monitoring services said, but the Taliban administration offered no immediate explanation.
In the past, the Taliban have voiced concern about pornography online, with authorities having cut fibre-optic links to some provinces in recent weeks, as officials cited morality concerns.
NetBlocks, an international internet access monitoring organisation, said the internet was disconnected in phases.
"Afghanistan is now in the midst of a total internet blackout as Taliban authorities move to implement morality measures," NetBlocks said on its website.
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Afghanistan's internet and mobile telephone services were down nationwide on Tuesday, residents and monitoring services said, but the Taliban administ...
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 30th of September, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The United States is deporting around 100 Iranians back to Iran, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two senior Iranian officials involved in the negotiations and a U.S. official with knowledge of the plans.
Security has tightened in Copenhagen ahead of European summits this week with France, Germany and Sweden sending extra military personnel and anti-drone systems to Denmark to boost security following drone incursions that forced the temporary closure of several Danish airports.
Two brothers aged four and six and their parents were killed in an overnight Russian drone attack on a village in the northern Sumy region, the regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said on Tuesday.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 30th of September, covering the latest developments you need to know.
The United States is deporting around 100 Iranians back to Iran, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two senior Iranian officials involved in the negotiations and a U.S. official with knowledge of the plans.
Security has tightened in Copenhagen ahead of European summits this week with France, Germany and Sweden sending extra military personnel and anti-drone systems to Denmark to boost security following drone incursions that forced the temporary closure of several Danish airports.
Two brothers aged four and six and their parents were killed in an overnight Russian drone attack on a village in the northern Sumy region, the regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said on Tuesday.
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said on Monday he was dissolving the government following youth-led protests over water and power cuts in which the United Nations says at least 22 people have been killed and more than 100 injured.
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