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Why Did the Taliban Shut Down the Internet in Afghanistan?

Somto NwanoluebySomto Nwanolue
October 1, 2025
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Why Did the Taliban Shut Down the Internet in Afghanistan?
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The Taliban’s recent 48-hour communications blackout (which crippled businesses, grounded flights, and silenced a nation) was more than a mere inconvenience; it was a chilling act of digital totalitarianism disguised under the thin veil of “prevention of vices.”

While a spokesperson cited concerns over immorality, the reality is that the internet’s brief but devastating disappearance was a calculated political strike against the last vestiges of Afghan resistance, free expression, and economic activity the regime doesn’t control.

The restoration of services, which saw an immediate, joyous rush as people—from ordinary citizens to even some Talibs—scrambled to connect, merely underscores how utterly essential connectivity is. However, we must not mistake the re-activation for a change of heart.

The regime did not restore the internet out of benevolence, but likely because the economic paralysis (the closed banks, the halted international remittances, the empty shopping centers, the canceled flights) threatened the regime’s own fragile stability and its ability to manage a cash-strapped state. The blackout’s primary objective wasn’t moral; it was total control.

As one brave shopkeeper lamented, “This is the gradual death.” This observation cuts to the heart of the matter. For two decades, the internet has become the bedrock for everything from education to commerce. The recent ban was a targeted assault with the aim of weaponising isolation against women and crippling a vulnerable economy.

Why Did the Taliban Shut Down the Internet in Afghanistan?
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Since their return, the Taliban have systematically stripped women and girls of their rights, banning education beyond the primary level and severely restricting job options. The internet was not a luxury; it was the last fragile lifeline to the outside world—a virtual classroom, a remote job, a platform for activism. By cutting it, the Taliban sought to complete the process of erasing women from public and intellectual life. The blackout was the final brick in the wall of their physical and digital isolation.

The shutdown immediately severed Afghanistan from the global financial system. The reliance on international transfers (vital remittances from family abroad) was instantly choked.

By blocking the digital pathways for money, aid, and commerce, the Taliban demonstrated a dangerous willingness to inflict economic pain on its own people to enforce ideological purity. The UN’s warning that this action risks “inflicting significant harm” and “exacerbating one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises” was a huge understatement.

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Somto Nwanolue is a news writer with a keen eye for spotting trending news and crafting engaging stories. Her interests includes beauty, lifestyle and fashion. Her life’s passion is to bring information to the right audience in written medium

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