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The Taliban has banned high-speed internet across much of northern Afghanistan in order to “prevent immoral activities”.
Fibre-optic internet access has been shut off in between five and 10 provinces, though slower mobile internet still works, according to Sky News.
A local Taliban spokesperson said — ironically, in a social media post — that the measure “was taken to prevent immoral activities, and an alternative will be built within the country for necessities”.
Online dating and pornography are understood to be chief among the “immoral activities” in question.
Local media reports that the ban is eventually expected to be extended nationwide.
However, business leaders relying on the internet have urged the Taliban to reverse the ban.
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