(Reuters) -At least 14 flights scheduled to operate out of Kabul airport on Wednesday were cancelled, with the status of other flights unclear, data from plane tracker Flightradar24 showed, following an internet shutdown in Afghanistan.

Growing chaos from the Taliban administration’s order on Monday to cut internet and cell phone connections has hit banks, aid work, businesses, and the ability of Afghans to connect with family and friends. It has also left many stranded in Afghanistan, with flights cancelled.

The Taliban administration has not explained the connectivity blackout and Reuters was unable to reach them for comment. The United Nations has called for services to be restored.

In the past, the Taliban have voiced concern about online pornography, and authorities cut fibre-optic

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