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Taliban Internet Shutdowns Spark Fear and Job Losses

9/28/2025

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Story summary

Taliban-imposed internet shutdowns hinder expression and raise repression fears.
Domestic media, under pressure, show a skewed Taliban image, omitting the voice.
Maryam, an online interpreter, faces job insecurity as shutdowns hit half of Afghanistan.
The Taliban frame the blocks as preventing immorality.
Critics say the measures crackdown on freedoms, while U.S. officials warn of harm to lives and the economy.

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Story summary

Taliban-imposed internet shutdowns hinder expression and raise repression fears.
Domestic media, under pressure, show a skewed Taliban image, omitting the voice.
Maryam, an online interpreter, faces job insecurity as shutdowns hit half of Afghanistan.
The Taliban frame the blocks as preventing immorality.
Critics say the measures crackdown on freedoms, while U.S. officials warn of harm to lives and the economy.