No reason was immediately given for why service resumed after a blackout rare in scope, even for a government that has drastically curtailed individual freedoms.
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U.S. Officials See Hostage Release as Promising Sign for Deal With Taliban
The path to any agreement is complex for several reasons, including the Taliban’s demand that a man accused of being a Qaeda operative be released from Guantánamo Bay.
Inside the U.S. Special Forces: 5 Takeaways on a Culture of Lawlessness in Afghanistan
Until now, many of the troubling events that took place during the war in Afghanistan have been shrouded in secrecy.
Did a Green Beret Unit Commit One of the Worst U.S. War Crimes in Decades?
In 2012, after a team member was nearly killed, a Special Forces unit went on a rampage that might have been one of the worst war crimes in recent U.S. history.
Afghanistan Has Nationwide Internet Blackout, Monitors Say
The shutdown came two weeks after the ruling Taliban cut off the internet in half a dozen provinces, saying they wanted to prevent “immoral acts.”
Afghanistan Frees a U.S. Citizen Held in Prison
The move comes as the country seeks to break the international isolation it has faced since the Taliban seized power in 2021.
Taliban Bans Books by Women in Afghanistan’s Universities
More than 600 books, many of them written by women, are being purged, based on a contention that they conflict with Sharia principles.
Taliban Bans Books by Women in Afghanistan’s Universities
More than 600 books, many of them written by women, are being purged, based on a contention that they conflict with Sharia principles.
Taliban Releases British Couple, Peter and Barbie Reynolds, Detained for Months in Afghanistan
Peter and Barbara Reynolds, 80 and 76, ran an education and training company in the country for years, and chose to remain after the Taliban took over in 2021.
Internet Shutdowns Hit Parts of Afghanistan
Some provincial officials said the country’s leader instructed them to switch off Wi-Fi in their area to limit the “misuse of the internet” and diffusion of “immoral acts.”