By Shahpoor Saber Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 12, 2023 Twenty-eight-year-old Humayun invested his entire savings of $10,000 to open his own arcade in the western Afghan city of Herat nearly four years ago. The investment initially paid off as the powerful gaming consoles in his shop attracted young Heratis who spent considerable amounts of money
8am: The Taliban-controlled ministry decided to ban the use of TikTok and PUBG in a meeting attended by representatives of the Taliban’s security sectors and the Ministry of Virtue Promotion. According to the decision of the Taliban’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, TikTok will be banned in Afghanistan within one month and PUBG after
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi April 21, 2022 Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have banned the social media application TikTok and popular online game PUBG, saying the move is aimed to protect younger generations from a bad influence. Spokesman Inamullah Samangani tweeted that the Taliban government on April 21 instructed the Communications and Information Technology Ministry to restrict access to the
1TV: Afghanistan on Thursday temporarily blocked popular online game Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) after receiving complaints that it had negative impact on people who play it. Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) said that the decision to block the game was taken following complaints from several entities including the parliament. Click here to read more (external