The nationwide internet shutdown in Afghanistan, which began on Monday (September 29), has not only plunged people’s lives into darkness but also silenced the Taliban’s propaganda loudspeakers. The group that cut the cables to take away the people’s voice now finds itself stuck in the same darkness.

For the second consecutive day, Afghanistan remains in a complete internet blackout. Since Monday evening (September 29), the Taliban, without prior warning, have cut all fiber optic internet services and mobile networks across the country, an action that experts say has created an unprecedented “digital blackout.”

The two-day meeting of Afghan civil activists and political representatives under the name “Unity and Trust” was held today, Monday (September 29), in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.

In the latest controversial decree, the Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education has imposed more than fifty restrictive orders on professors and students of Afghanistan’s universities, directives that range from banning the use of smartphones to the obligation of wearing turbans. Informed sources warn that these decisions not only further suffocate the country’s academic environment but also practically turn universities into arenas for enforcing the Taliban’s Department for t