Taliban denies nationwide internet ban
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Banking services have stopped, planes are grounded and aid distribution has been halted. The scope of the blackout is rare, even for a government that has increasingly rolled back freedoms.
Internet and mobile services have been cut across the country, a move human rights groups say will severely impact women and girls in particular.
The Taliban rejects the reports about the nationwide internet shutdown insisting on disruptions of fibre-optic cuts and decaying fibre optic infrastructure