This week, the Taliban began cutting Wi-Fi access to provinces across Afghanistan.
The New York Times cited two Taliban officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, who confirmed that orders for the Wi-Fi ban came from Sheikh Haibatullah Akhundzada. Multiple Taliban officials have said Haibatullah believes that the internet is being misused and promotes immorality.
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The reach of the ban is under hot debate. On Tuesday, the head of the Afghan Embassy in Qatar, Suhail Shaheen, said that despite contradicting reports, Kandahar maintained Wi-Fi access. He confirmed that Mazar-i-Sharif, a large city in the Balkh province, has no Wi-Fi access but functional cellular service.
The outlet found that Access Now showed a decline in internet traffic in seven of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces as of Monday. One
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