Afghans Cut Off From World As Taliban Imposes Blackout
September 30, 2025
7:17 am
For millions of Afghans, the digital lifeline that tied them to the outside world went dark overnight. Phones fell silent, screens froze, and families scattered across continents suddenly found themselves unable to reach one another.
The sweeping internet blackout, reported late Monday, is being described as the most extensive communication shutdown since the Taliban seized power in 2021. It has left a nation of 43 million in near-total isolation, deepening fears that Afghanistan is sliding back into the iron restrictions of the group’s previous rule.
For Afghans abroad, the rupture has been devastating. “From yesterday there is no communication with …
