Afghanistan is under its first nationwide communications blackout since the Taliban's 2021 takeover, with internet and telecom services cut “until further notice.” 

Here’s what we've known so far

• ~8,000-9,000 telecom towers switched off

• Fibre-optic services cut nationwide on September 29

• Banking halted, planes grounded, humanitarian aid disrupted

• Move seen as part of Taliban’s campaign to curb “vice”

• Blackout declared to last “until further notice”

• Kabul hit hardest, Cloudflare Radar shows

Source: TRT World and agencies