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.