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The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Internet and phone services resume in Afghanistan after 48-hour blackout

Taliban government denies imposing nationwide internet ban and cites ‘decaying fibre optic infrastructure’ for outage

The Independent UK

From Karachi’s crowded markets and Kabul’s alleys to Australia’s vast sky: budgies are for me fragments of memory

The contrast between the captive birds of my childhood and the wild flocks of my new home has become more than an observation

The Guardian - AU

'I'm Breathing Again': Afghans Relieved After Internet Restored

Just before nightfall on Wednesday, the near-deserted streets of Afghanistan's capital Kabul suddenly filled with people -- mobile phones everywhere had pinged back to life.

International Business Times

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Afghanistan vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Afghanistan v Bangladesh in UAE 2025

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The Independent UK

Mobile And Data Networks Return Across Afghanistan: AFP Journalists

Mobile networks returned to several provinces across Afghanistan on Wednesday, including the capital Kabul, 48 hours after the Taliban authorities shut down telecommunications.

International Business Times

Taliban blame internet blackout on ‘decaying infrastructure’ as NGOs say ordinary Afghans suffering

Government dismisses reports of nationwide internet ban as ‘rumours’

The Independent UK

Taliban deny nationwide ban on internet access as outage paralyses Afghanistan

The internet blackout is now in its third day on Wednesday and has impacted banking, businesses, humanitarian work and travel across Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan completely shuts down the internet – and not even VPNs can help

Taliban authorities cut internet connections to "prevent immorality," impacting "every aspect of people’s rights and lives," warn experts. Here's what's at stake.

TechRadar

The Taliban government in Afghanistan rejects reports of a nationwide internet ban

The Taliban government has rejected reports of a nationwide internet ban in Afghanistan, saying old fiber optic cables are worn out and being replaced

The Independent UK

My calls and emails to family in Afghanistan go unanswered. The Taliban’s internet shutdown has left us all helpless

From the safety of Australia, I watch in despair as my loved ones in Kabul navigate this digital darkness – a calculated effort to silence dissent

The Guardian - AU

'I Couldn't Reach Them': Afghans Abroad Despair At Blackout

Afghans around the world are despairing at being unable to reach their loved ones at home after a Taliban-enforced internet blackout took effect on Monday.

International Business Times

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

Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic network in nationwide shutdown of communications to prevent ‘vice’

The Guardian - UK

The UN mission appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access across Afghanistan

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has urged the Taliban government to immediately restore nationwide internet and telecommunications access, saying the blackout imposed by the government in Kabul has left the country almost entirely cut off from the outside world

The Independent UK

Taliban cut internet for whole country as Afghanistan ‘dragged into abyss’

Ban blocks mobile and broadband internet services, disrupts satellite television, and affects flight operations

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Taliban Impose Communications Blackout Across Afghanistan

Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday, after Taliban authorities cut the fibre optic network.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s more than martial arts – we teach courage‘: the Afghan sisters honing karate skills in Iran

The three women live in exile where, despite an increase in deportations and rising hostility towards migrants, they use sport to empower women

International Business Times

Taliban Shut Down Communications Across Afghanistan

Taliban authorities on Monday imposed a nationwide shutdown of communications, weeks after they began severing fibre optic connections to prevent "vice".

Euronews

US citizen freed after nine months in Afghan prison, Qatari mediators say

The release came just weeks after US President Donald Trump's executive order on 5 September which imposed new "consequences on those who wrongfully detain Americans abroad."

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The Independent UK

British coupled detained by Taliban for months give verdict on Afghanistan return

A British couple who were detained for almost eight months by the Taliban have not ruled out returning to Afghanistan.

International Business Times UK

Asylum Seekers Go on 'Holiday' in Afghanistan After Sending Fake Torture Videos to Enter Britain – Exposed!

Afghan asylum seekers accused of faking torture videos to enter UK, with claims some later returned to Afghanistan for holidays, sparking scrutiny.

The Guardian - UK

Civilian injuries in Gaza similar to those of soldiers in war zones, study finds

Wounds such as burns or leg injuries are more common in Gaza than among US soldiers who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan

Evening Standard

Home Office probes Afghan migrant who won UK asylum then shared holiday snaps from Taliban-ruled homeland

The man, who goes by the name DG Usama, arrived in the UK in April 2022 on a dinghy across the Channel

International Business Times

Return Of Millions Of Afghans Fuels Terror Potential

A massive spike in millions of migrants forced back into impoverished Afghanistan by Pakistan and Iran could fuel Islamic State militancy, diplomatic and security sources fear.

Reason

How the U.S. Sold Its Longest War with a Bodyguard of Lies

Filmmaker Dan Krauss explains how U.S. leaders misled the public about Afghanistan, why the media failed to push back, and how money and power kept America’s longest war alive long after it was lost.

International Business Times

The Remarkable Journey of Dr. William Hartel: The 51-Year-Old Dentist Who Answered The Call To Serve

Hartel describes his path as anything but ordinary. From waking up in a hospital bed, determined to join the Army, to passing boot camp in his fifties, to serving across Afghanistan, now a service disabled veteran, his journey is a reminder that second chances don't have to look like retirement…

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