Four years after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Donald Trump's demands for the return of Bagram Air Base and his ultimatums are escalating tensions and increasing the specter of a renewed conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/03/world/trump-new-afghan-war-over-bagram-airbase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #afghanistan #taliban #us #donaldtrump #bagramairbase #defense

⛔️🇦🇫After Internet Restored, Afghans Recount ‘Being Suffocated’ During Blackout (more) http://www.rferl.org/a/33547233.html #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #Afghanistan #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar #11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
⛔️🇦🇫After Internet Restored, Afghans Recount ‘Being Suffocated’ During Blackout (more) http://www.rferl.org/a/33547233.html #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #Afghanistan #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar #11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

We're seeing requests to www.bbc.com return to normal-looking levels from Afghanistan - since about midday UTC today (1st Oct 2025).

ℹ️ Update: Live network data show the partial restoration of internet connectivity in #Afghanistan amid outcry after a two-day national telecoms blackout; the incident comes as the Taliban leadership applies new "immorality" rules on telco operators

⚠️ Update: Metrics show internet connectivity in #Afghanistan still flatlining 48 hours after the country's disconnection; telemetry confirms Taliban experimentation with various censorship mechanisms in preceding weeks, contradicting their claims of a "fiber replacement" program

After the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, they restricted women’s access to jobs and barred girls over the age of 12 from getting an education. Now, with an internet blackout in the country, women there have lost their last source for learning. @BBCNews has more.
https://flip.it/ECPTsl
#Taliban #Afghanistan #WomensRights #Education #Internet #Blackout
We're seeing requests to www.bbc.com return to normal-looking levels from Afghanistan - since about midday UTC today (1st Oct 2025).
⚠️ Update: Metrics show internet connectivity in #Afghanistan still flatlining 48 hours after the country's disconnection; telemetry confirms Taliban experimentation with various censorship mechanisms in preceding weeks, contradicting their claims of a "fiber replacement" program
ℹ️ Update: Live network data show the partial restoration of internet connectivity in #Afghanistan amid outcry after a two-day national telecoms blackout; the incident comes as the Taliban leadership applies new "immorality" rules on telco operators
⚠️ Update: It has now been 24 hours since #Afghanistan imposed a national internet blackout, cutting off residents from the rest of the world; the ongoing measure marks the Taliban's return to conservative values it espoused a quarter of a century ago limiting basic freedoms
⚠️ Update: Metrics show internet connectivity in #Afghanistan still flatlining 48 hours after the country's disconnection; telemetry confirms Taliban experimentation with various censorship mechanisms in preceding weeks, contradicting their claims of a "fiber replacement" program

https://www.nrk.no/urix/heile-afghanistan-utan-internett-etter-at-taliban-lova-a-bekjempe-umoralske-aktivitetar-1.17591385 Saka om blokkert internett i #Afghanistan er endå ei hjarteskjerande soge frå det djupt plaga landet. Det nye er at NRK har brukt @netblocks som kjelde. Eg har ikkje sett at #Mastodon eller resten av #Allheimen har vore brukte som kjelde før. Det gjer ikkje historia mindre trist, sjølvsagt.

⚠️ Update: #Afghanistan is now in the midst of a total internet blackout as Taliban authorities move to implement morality measures, with multiple networks disconnected through the morning in a stepwise manner; telephone services are currently also impacted
Afghans around the world felt despondent over being unable to reach their loved ones at home after a Taliban-enforced internet blackout took effect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/world/afghans-abroad-taliban-blackout/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #afghanistan #internet #taliban
After the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, they restricted women’s access to jobs and barred girls over the age of 12 from getting an education. Now, with an internet blackout in the country, women there have lost their last source for learning. @BBCNews has more.
https://flip.it/ECPTsl
#Taliban #Afghanistan #WomensRights #Education #Internet #Blackout
https://www.nrk.no/urix/heile-afghanistan-utan-internett-etter-at-taliban-lova-a-bekjempe-umoralske-aktivitetar-1.17591385 Saka om blokkert internett i #Afghanistan er endå ei hjarteskjerande soge frå det djupt plaga landet. Det nye er at NRK har brukt @netblocks som kjelde. Eg har ikkje sett at #Mastodon eller resten av #Allheimen har vore brukte som kjelde før. Det gjer ikkje historia mindre trist, sjølvsagt.
⚠️ Update: #Afghanistan is now in the midst of a total internet blackout as Taliban authorities move to implement morality measures, with multiple networks disconnected through the morning in a stepwise manner; telephone services are currently also impacted
⚠️ Update: It has now been 24 hours since #Afghanistan imposed a national internet blackout, cutting off residents from the rest of the world; the ongoing measure marks the Taliban's return to conservative values it espoused a quarter of a century ago limiting basic freedoms
Taliban authorities imposed a nationwide shutdown of communications, weeks after they began severing fiber optic connections to prevent "vice." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/world/politics/taliban-shut-internet-afghanistan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #afghanistan #internet #taliban
Afghanistan Has Been Cut Off From the Internet, Monitors Say https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/world/asia/internet-blackout-afghanistan.html #CommunicationsandMediaBlackouts #ComputersandtheInternet #Afghanistan #SocialMedia #Censorship #Taliban