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Error 404: 48 hours of confusion in Afghanistan during internet blackout
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» KABUL — Paralysed banks, grounded planes and chaotic hospitals: for two days, life ground to a halt in Afghanistan after the Taliban unexpectedly cut off the internet and phone networks.
Internet and mobile services restored in Afghanistan
Published on 01/10/2025
» KABUL - Mobile phone and internet services were restored in Afghanistan on Wednesday, local residents said, just 48 hours after diplomats and industry sources said connectivity was abruptly cut on the orders of the Taliban administration.
Taliban shut down communications across Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» KABUL - Taliban authorities on Monday imposed a nationwide shutdown of communications, weeks after they began severing fibre optic connections to prevent "vice".
Taliban shuts down landline internet to curb ‘immorality’
Published on 23/09/2025
» KABUL - In a dim home used as a small business in Afghanistan, women bent over bright cloth use needles to form intricate embroidery. But their fibre-optic network in Kandahar — their primary link to buyers — has now gone dark.
Elderly Britons back in UK after Taliban release
AFP, Published on 20/09/2025
» LONDON - An elderly British couple released by the Taliban authorities after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan arrived back in the UK on Saturday.
UK couple freed by Taliban
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2025
» DOHA — A senior British couple who were detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan in February have been released and flown to Doha following Qatari mediation, an official with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Botox under burqas: Cosmetic surgery in vogue in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» KABUL — Decked out with fake crystal chandeliers and velvet sofas, cosmetic surgery clinics in Afghanistan's capital are a world away from the austerity of Taliban rule, where Botox, lip filler and hair transplants reign.
Afghan gets life for jihadist knife murder in Germany
AFP, Published on 16/09/2025
» STUTTGART, Germany - An Afghan man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for a jihadist stabbing spree in Germany last year that killed a police officer and left five people wounded.
Taliban asked to lift female aid worker restrictions
Reuters, Published on 08/09/2025
» ISLAMABAD — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on Afghan female aid workers, allowing them to travel without male guardians and help women struggling to access care after a powerful earthquake killed 2,200 people in eastern Afghanistan.
'Bobcat' relaunch to ease congestion
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/09/2025
» The Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) yesterday announced the reactivation of the Bay of Bengal Cooperative Air Traffic Flow Management System (Bobcat), which was suspended in 2021 following the closure of the Kabul Area Control Centre amid political instability in Afghanistan.