Tag: Taliban

48 hours of confusion in Afghanistan during internet blackout

Paralysed banks, grounded planes and chaotic hospitals: for two days, life ground to a halt in Afghanistan after…

What We Know About the Internet Blackout in Afghanistan

A general view shows a telecommunications antenna amid a nationwide telecom outage in Kabul on Sept. 30, 2025.…

Factbox-What restrictions have the Taliban imposed in Afghanistan this year?

(Reuters) -Afghanistan's internet and mobile telephone services were down nationwide on Tuesday, and while the Taliban administration offered…

Taliban impose communications blackout across Afghanistan

Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday, after Taliban authorities cut the…

‘Total internet blackout’ in Afghanistan sparks panic after Taliban vowed to stamp out immoral activities

Afghanistan faced a sweeping internet blackout on Tuesday after the ruling Taliban vowed to cut off access as…

Taliban shuts down internet across Afghanistan in latest crackdown

Afghanistan is in the midst of a communications blackout, just weeks after Taliban authorities began severing fibre optic…

Taliban releases US citizen Amir Amiri after Qatari mediation

An American citizen who had been detained in Afghanistan since December has been released through Qatari mediation.The release…

American citizen released by Taliban 9 months after arrest in Afghanistan

Amir Amiri, an American citizen detained nine months ago in Afghanistan, was released Sunday and is on his…

Taliban releases US citizen after visit by envoy

DUBAI (Reuters) -Afghanistan's ruling Taliban released another U.S. citizen from custody on Sunday after a visit by Washington's…

The Taliban release a US citizen from Afghan prison

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban on Sunday freed a U.S. citizen from an Afghan prison, weeks after they…

Taliban rejects Trump’s bid to take over Afghan air base once controlled by U.S.

The Taliban government on Sunday rejected U.S. President Trump's bid to retake Bagram Air Base, four years after…

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US deal on Bagram base ‘not possible’ says Afghan Taliban official

An Afghan government defence official said Sunday that a deal over Bagram air base was "not possible", after…