Afghanistan faces near-total digital blackout after Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada's directive dismantled the country's fibre-optic network infrastructure.

Amir Amiry, who had been detained since December, is the fifth American to be freed from Afghanistan this year.

Last month, several provinces confirmed an internet shutdown because of a decree from the Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada to combat immorality.

Afghanistan's internet and mobile telephone services were down nationwide on Tuesday, and while the Taliban administration offered no immediate explanation, in recent weeks it has voiced concern about pornography online.

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have imposed a nationwide shutdown of communications, weeks after they began severing fibre optic connections.

The freeing of Amir Amiri came as the country is in broader economic and political talks with the Trump administration.

KABUL/ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Sunday welcomed the joint stance of Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan against the establishment of foreign military bases in the war-torn country, calling it a significant step toward safeguarding regional peace and stability.

The German government will begin talks with Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on deportations from Germany, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told the Sunday edition of Germany's Bild newspaper, in a step sharply criticized by opposition lawmakers.