Tolo News: The ministry of communications and information has blocked more than 23 million websites that were posting immoral content in Afghanistan, the acting minister said on Thursday. “We have blocked 23.4 million websites. They are changing their pages every time. So, when you block one website another one will be active,” acting Minister Najibullah
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
Ariana: AWCC officials said on Thursday people can now access 3G and 4G internet as well as communication services in five districts of Helmand its provincial capital Lashkargah, Spin Boldak of Kandahar, Zabul capital Qalat and Uruzgan. The AWCC is the only communications company that provides communication services in remote areas of Afghanistan. Click here
Reuters: Hackers from Pakistan used Facebook to target people in Afghanistan with connections to the previous government during the Taliban’s takeover of the country, the company’s threat investigators said in an interview with Reuters. Click here to read more (external link).
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Michael Scollon November 5, 2021 Hundreds of school-aged girls in Afghanistan are getting around the Taliban’s efforts to stymie their education by going online, giving them the opportunity to continue to learn everything from computer programming to sculpting to yoga psychotherapy. “It sends a clear message to the Taliban,” said Maryam, who
Al Jazeera: Hundreds of girls and women continue to learn – some online and others in hidden makeshift classrooms – despite closure of schools. Click here to read more (external link). Related Taliban Prohibits Private Universities from Hiring Instructors Without Their Approval A School Staff [Member] Died of Starvation in Badakhshan Province
Tolo News: A number of Afghans complained about poor telecommunications, saying that despite expensive charges, the network companies do not provide valuable services to the customers. Click here to read more (external link).
NYT: For months, on social media, the Taliban have sought to project an image of strength and moderation, an aura of inevitability within Afghanistan and an air of legitimacy to the outside world. Through text messages and encrypted apps, they have targeted government soldiers directly, depicting them as mercenaries and urging them to surrender or
With Afghanistan facing a wave of coronavirus infections, oxygen is in short supply at the country’s underfunded hospitals. To help meet the demand, faculty and students at Kabul Medical University have built an oxygen-concentrating machine that pulls the vital gas from the air