8am: Residents of Kabul city have raised complaints over the growing frequency of power outages. They state that although the weather has not yet turned cold, the number of electricity cuts has already increased. Residents of the capital emphasize that the prolonged outages and the lack of a clear plan or policy to resolve this
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 8, 2025 Internet watchdog NetBlocks has confirmed reports from inside Afghanistan that several major social media sites have been “intentionally restricted.” “Metrics show social media platforms Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat are now restricted on multiple providers in Afghanistan; the incident follows last week’s telecoms blackout and is the latest in
Amu: Internet users in Kandahar say Wi-Fi services provided by several local companies have been cut off again, sources told Amu on Tuesday. According to the sources, at present, only Afghan Telecom’s Wi-Fi network remains operational in the province. However, they warned that its services might also be suspended soon. The outage comes as residents
Freshta Shikhani Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 30, 2025 The Taliban has imposed a nationwide shutdown of telecommunications in Afghanistan, a move that has largely cut off the country from the rest of the world. The hard-line Islamist group severed access to fiber-optic Internet across Afghanistan on September 29. Mobile phone networks, which share the same system,
Amu: Taliban morality enforcers in Kabul barred a group of employees from Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the state-run electricity company, from entering their offices on Thursday, Sept. 11, because they were not wearing the required headwear or had trimmed beards, according to local sources. Taliban agents from the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue
By Farangis Najibullah Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 15, 2025 Just before the Afghan capital fell to the Taliban in August 2021, RFE/RL spoke with several young professionals in Kabul who voiced their fears and anxieties about the future. We reconnected with them again this week to see how their lives have unfolded. KABUL — Ahmad Dawood juggles
Amu: According to the sources, Taliban morality enforcers have established multiple checkpoints throughout Panjshir to monitor women’s clothing. At these posts, women are required to wear a full-body burqa to pass. The sources added that even girls under the age of 15 have been questioned and warned that they are not allowed to travel unless
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi July 28, 2025 The circumstances of Naveed Ahmad’s life have imposed many restrictions on the impoverished Afghan teenager. He can’t travel abroad, pursue his dream of getting a university degree, or even afford to eat out with friends. But the one thing the 19-year-old never lost access to was his favorite sport
BBC News: In a sweltering city in Afghanistan, taxis have been spotted with scrubby barrels and exhaust tubes mounted to their roofs. These are the hand-made air coolers that taxi drivers have cobbled together in their desperate efforts to beat the heat. Temperatures regularly exceed 40C (104F) in the southern city of Kandahar, but air-conditioning
AP: This centuries-old blood sport, once a common winter pastime, now takes place year-round in the Afghan capital, driven not just by tradition but by poverty, unemployment and desperation. The Taliban has outlawed cockfighting since seizing power in 2021. Yet the fights continue. Click here to read more (external link).