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ARTICLE VIEW:
Taliban orders ban on internet in northern Afghanistan ‘to prevent
immoral activities’
Story by Reuters
Updated:
9:14 PM EDT, Wed September 17, 2025
Source: Reuters
The Taliban administration on Wednesday announced an internet ban
across a swathe of northern Afghanistan, “to prevent immoral
activities,” provincial government statements said.
The hardline Islamist movement has previously voiced concern over
pornography and flirtation between men and women online.
It is the first such internet ban since the Taliban Afghanistan in
2021, though it has announced other measures including stopping girls
going to high school and women working in many different fields.
The ban will cover five provinces – Kunduz, Badakhshan, Baghlan,
Takhar and Balkh – in the north of the country, which encompasses the
population centers of the region.
The restriction is limited to all internet connections via fiber optic
cable, officials said. Internet access on cell phone data, however,
will be available, they said.
All connections have been cut off, according to a statement from the
provinces.
“This measure has been taken to prevent immoral activities,” the
statement said, adding that an alternative will be provided for
essential needs.
The fiber optic disconnection leaves offices, homes and other
businesses without an internet connection.
Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said the ban was
absurd.
“If pornography is really the concern, like as in many Islamic
countries, it can easily be filtered. Many countries in the Islamic
world do exactly that,” he said.
The Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality
late last year, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and
men to grow beards to banning car drivers from playing music.
The Taliban’s restrictions on and freedom of expression have drawn
sharp criticism from rights groups and many foreign governments.
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