Afghanistan's cellphone, internet services down after Taliban ordered cut, sources say


  • World
  • Tuesday, 30 Sep 2025

A general view of the city of Kabul, Afghanistan August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara

KABUL (Reuters) -The Taliban have ordered internet and mobile phone data services to be cut across Afghanistan, diplomatic and industry sources said on Tuesday, as residents and monitoring services reported no connectivity and disruption to flights and financial services.

The Taliban administration offered no immediate explanation for the outage and could not be reached for comment. The UN called on authorities to fully restore connections.

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