A general view shows a telecommunications antenna amid a nationwide telecom outage in Kabul on Sept. 30, 2025. Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Sept. 30, ...
In recent days, Iranians experienced a near-complete internet blackout, with local service providers—including mobile services—repeatedly going offline. Iran's government has cited cybersecurity ...
(CNN) — Afghanistan faced a sweeping internet blackout on Tuesday after the ruling Taliban vowed to cut off access as part of a crackdown on “immoral activities,” sparking fears of further isolation ...
The Taliban’s September Internet blackouts were not a technical disruption but a deliberate act of control. By cutting ...
An Afghan woman uses her smartphone along a street in Kabul on June 18, 2025. Credit - Wakil Kohsar—AFP/Getty Images On Monday evening, internet and telephone communications were cut off across ...
Safi can't call his parents -- but the Taliban's decision to switch off the Internet in Afghanistan is not only putting people offline. Flights have been canceled, banks shut, and hospitals unable to ...