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NetBlocks Sep 29

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a collapse in internet access in #Afghanistan with high impact to Kabul, leaving national connectivity at 30% of ordinary levels; the incident follows telecoms disruptions in the provinces as the Taliban leadership targets "immoral" activities

NetBlocks Sep 29

⚠️ Update: Live metrics show internet connectivity in #Afghanistan has now collapsed to 14% of ordinary levels, with a near-total nationwide telecoms disruption in effect; the incident is likely to severely limit the public's ability to contact the outside world

⚠️ Update: #Afghanistan is now in the midst of a total internet blackout as Taliban authorities move to implement morality measures, with multiple networks disconnected through the morning in a stepwise manner; telephone services are currently also impacted

NetBlocks Sep 30

⚠️ Update: It has now been 24 hours since #Afghanistan imposed a national internet blackout, cutting off residents from the rest of the world; the ongoing measure marks the Taliban's return to conservative values it espoused a quarter of a century ago limiting basic freedoms

NetBlocks Oct 1

⚠️ Update: Metrics show internet connectivity in #Afghanistan still flatlining 48 hours after the country's disconnection; telemetry confirms Taliban experimentation with various censorship mechanisms in preceding weeks, contradicting their claims of a "fiber replacement" program

NetBlocks Oct 1

ℹ️ Update: Live network data show the partial restoration of internet connectivity in #Afghanistan amid outcry after a two-day national telecoms blackout; the incident comes as the Taliban leadership applies new "immorality" rules on telco operators

NetBlocks Oct 2

⏱️ ICYMI: #Afghanistan experienced a nationwide internet shutdown lasting 48 hours on 29 September, leaving the population cut off from the world; the incident follows earlier provincial blackouts and digital curfews as the Taliban say they are combatting "vice" and "immorality"

❄️SnowyIn🇨🇦❄️Oct 1

@EdwinG an update on the news story you posted ⬆️

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@SnowyCA That second half of the post though 😵‍💫

❄️SnowyIn🇨🇦❄️Oct 1

@EdwinG @netblocks

indeed. Censorship means we may never find out the truth of what's going on there.
Scary times for the citizens.

Neil Craig Oct 1

@netblocks We're seeing the same return of traffic to www.bbc.com from Afghanistan:

https://elk.zone/mastodon.social/@tdp_org/115299193360354386

Neil Craig (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image We're seeing requests to www.bbc.com return to normal-looking levels from Afghanistan - since about midday UTC today (1st Oct 2025). #Afghanistan #Censorship #WebDev #InfoSec #Taliban

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Pooyan Khanjankhani Sep 30

@netblocks I wish I were there right now to see whether there's a way to tunnel around it or if the internet is completely shut down😗

Max 🚟 DN9KDE Sep 30

@thekhanj @netblocks Apparently, all BGP routes are withdrawn from the internet, so there is no way to get outside.

Pooyan Khanjankhani Sep 30

@dergrobi @netblocks Ummm... Netblocks has reported the same thing during Iran-Israel 12 day war, but there was a way out back then... dunno 🤷‍♂️

Max 🚟 DN9KDE Sep 30

@thekhanj @netblocks I looked into my router's BGP fulltable which is missing routes of at least AS58469 — and without a route in the global DFZ, servers won't be able to send traffic to you, thus making it impossible to use VPN services or such.

@dergrobi @thekhanj @netblocks True, Iran operates one of the world’s most sophisticated filtering systems, so normally there’s always a chance to tunnel through. But in this case it looks different: I highly suspect they physically cut fiber cables to stop people even bothering to try. The only real option left is Starlink, but reports suggest the Taliban has issued arrest orders for anyone using it, so hearing voices from inside will be very difficult.

Pooyan Khanjankhani Oct 1

@isik5 @dergrobi @netblocks Yeah, probably :) But buying Starlink here would also get you arrested. During the war, it felt surreal and sad that I had to relay messages to people abroad about their families back in Iran 🫣.

Sana Dalir Oct 1

@thekhanj @netblocks there is no way, all of the GSM Cell phones and Sim cards connections are blocked, all of the mobiles are no services... its not just the internet problem , the problem is all of the connections ways are blocked, they blocked the local phone lines and cell phones too.

@netblocks Deeply concerning. A national internet blackout not only isolates people but also silences voices that need to be heard the most. The Afghan people deserve connection, access to information, and the ability to communicate freely with the world.

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@kaaswe @netblocks

The Tor project is great and its definitely important to support them! But if all the internet connectivity in Afghanistan is blocked, then I don't see how even Tor could help in this case

https://nrw.social/@dergrobi/115294924884716531

Max 🚟 DN9KDE (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] I looked into my router's BGP fulltable which is missing routes of at least AS58469 — and without a route in the global DFZ, servers won't be able to send traffic to you, thus making it impossible to use VPN services or such.

NRW.social

@adamsaidsomething @netblocks
True, until there are some connectivity somewhere

Melroy van den Berg Sep 29

@netblocks this doesn't look good indeed.

Sebastian Lasse Sep 30

^ Let us define "morality matters".
#Afghanistan

/ @AuswaertigesAmt
If you consider this a safe space, you need to tell chief Baerbock / UN that you do not accept fundamental human rights nor UN WSIS anymore.
[photo of the child assembling ammunition magazines by me]

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