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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Oliver Holmes and agencies

Afghanistan ‘blind without phones and internet’ on second day of telecoms blackout

A telecommunications antenna installed for internet services on the rooftop of a house
A telecommunications antenna on the roof of a house in Kabul. A government official said the blackout would last ‘until further notice’. Photograph: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images

Afghans are living under a near-complete communications blackout after Taliban authorities cut internet and mobile phone services for a second day as part of an unprecedented country-wide crackdown.

The former insurgents, who retook control of Afghanistan in 2021, began gradual restrictions on internet access earlier this month. The measures also affect telephone lines, as they are often routed over the internet.

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