Taliban accused of shutting off internet to 'prevent immorality': 'An alternative will be built'

The Taliban has denied shutting down its tech sectors after residents went 48 hours without cellphone or internet service.

The largest phone service providers, the foreign-owned Roshan and Etisalat, were restored on Wednesday afternoon after internet, satellite television broadcasts, and even flight operations were disrupted.

'This measure was taken to prevent immorality.'

According to the Independent , not only were at least five flights at Kabul airport canceled, but banking operations were also affected during the shutdown.

The reports of a shutdown started with an X post on Monday by NetBlocks, which wrote that Afghanistan is "now in the midst of a total internet blackout as Taliban authorities move to implement morality measures, with multiple networks disconnected through the