A general interruption of telecommunications today is observed in Afghanistan, a few weeks after the Taliban authorities began to interrupt fiber connections in many provinces in the country to prevent “moral release”.

The French agency said it had lost contact with his office in Kabul around 18.15 local time.

“A general interruption of telecommunications is under way,” said Netblocks, the Internet and Security Supervisory Organization in cyberspace. At national level, connectivity has fallen to 14% of the usual level, he said.

According to the same source, the incident appears to be due to a “deliberate interruption of the service”.

The Taliban began to restrict access to the internet at the beginning of the month, interrupting the connection of high speed in many areas. Following their instructions, the connection to fiber was completely banned in the Balch province, a spokesman for the area, Ataulah Zaid announced on September 16. The measure was taken “to prevent corruption” and similar measures will be implemented throughout the country, he added.

AFP correspondents had then reported that similar restrictions apply to Badahsan and Tahar provinces (north), as well as Kadahar, Helmad, Nangarhar and Uruzgan (south).

In recent weeks the internet connection has been extremely slow or irregular.

In 2024 Kabul had praised the benefits of the 9,350 -kilometer fiber network, largely constructed by previous governments, with the US support. He even argued that it was a “priority” of the authorities so that the country could escape poverty and approach the level of the rest of the world.

After returning to power in 2021, the Taliban imposed repeated bans on the basis of their own interpretation of Islamic law.