The Taliban government refuses reports of Internet ban across the country in Afghanistan
The Taliban government on Wednesday refused Internet ban on the country in Afghanistan, saying the old fiber optic cables were worn and transformed.
The announcement was the first public talk of Taliban about the social media that disrupted banks, commercial and plane.
Several provinces last month confirmed the Internet’s closure due to announcement from the Taliban Hibatullah leader.
“Nothing such as rumors has spread to the ban on the Internet,” Taliban officials in the three-line conversation has been shared in the WhandApp team and Pakistan reporters.
The statement is also included on a platform for communication X, Talliban company spokeswoman Zabihullah Mujahid said “The decay of the Fiber Optic infrastructure is now replaced. The statement does not mean when services will be restored.
For Maruub, the potential Internet link in Afghanistan. He fled the land in 2022 and his family stayed in the Netherlands. He and his wife use WhatsApp to always contact relatives.
They called regularly for each hour three days ago, but their relatives in the Western Herat province are always offline.
“When you hear your loved ones all the time, you worry if it is right, if something happens to them,” said Nabada told the media. “Yesterday, my wife wept because she couldn’t talk to her mother and her mother and sister. We’re not sure what happens there.”
He feared long closure that can last weeks or months.
“It will be very difficult because we cannot go back, but at least the Internet is the end of us, that we can talk to our families over a voice or video.”
Communication is affected
The exit was reported on Monday for Net-Advocacy Group Netblocks, which is linked to the country across the city, Kabul, and phone services was also affected.
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At least 14 planned airplanes except Kabul’s airport on Wednesday canceled, in the form of other aircraft unclear, data from the Plane Tracker Fleamraadar24 shown.
Afghan Carrier Kam Air told TV TV channels, the rules of Babul, after stopping the activities from Monday.
Help authorities warn that human organizations are facing major challenges due to Blackout, to urge managers to restore communication.
“Reliable communication is essential for our work force, to provide health-saving capacity, including partners,” said children to say on Wednesday.