Taliban internet control
Taliban Implements Nationwide Social Media Restrictions: Instagram, Facebook and X Blocked in Afghanistan
Oct 09, 2025 04:24 pm CST
The Taliban has enacted severe restrictions on social media access across Afghanistan, blocking platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and X just one week after a nationwide internet blackout. This ongoing digital crackdown affects approximately 43.8 million Afghans who rely on internet connectivity for work, education, and communication, representing a significant escalation in the regime's control over information access since taking power in 2021.
Total Internet Blackout in Afghanistan: Taliban Enforces Nationwide Ban to Combat "Immorality"
Sep 30, 2025 06:40 am CST
Afghanistan is experiencing a near-complete internet blackout as the Taliban government implements a nationwide shutdown of fiber-optic services as part of their morality crackdown. Connectivity has collapsed to just 14% of normal levels, isolating the country from global communications and marking the first such comprehensive shutdown since the Taliban seized power in 2021.