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Taliban shut down communications across Afghanistan

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30-09-2025 10:37 HKT
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A general view shows the telecommunications antennas on a hilltop in Kabul on September 29, 2025, following a nationwide telecom outage. A huge communications blackout hit Afghanistan on September 29, weeks after Taliban authorities began severing fibre optic connections in multiple provinces to prevent "vice". (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
A general view shows the telecommunications antennas on a hilltop in Kabul on September 29, 2025, following a nationwide telecom outage. A huge communications blackout hit Afghanistan on September 29, weeks after Taliban authorities began severing fibre optic connections in multiple provinces to prevent "vice". (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
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