Afghanistan has been thrust into an unprecedented communications blackout, with Taliban authorities enforcing a near total nationwide telecom shutdown by deliberately cutting off high speed fiber optic internet services. This abrupt and coordinated action, the most extensive since the Taliban seized power in August 2021, has severed the primary digital lifeline for over 40 million citizens, plunging the country into a state of digital darkness and raising global alarms about its increasing isolation. The cybersecurity and internet governance watchdog Netblocks reported that national connectivity had collapsed to just 14% of ordinary levels, a figure consistent with the intentional disconnection of service across multiple networks. This blac
