To succeed, the process will require new leadership and sustained external pressure, writes the peace-deal veteran ...

Afghanistan is in the midst of a communications blackout, just weeks after Taliban authorities began severing fiber optic connections in multiple provinces, in what appears to be the Islamist regime's ...

Internet services in Afghanistan came back online Wednesday, restoring vital communication and web connectivity for residents two days after the Taliban government blocked web access nationally ...

Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet, both mobile and fibre optic, nationwide. The ...

The Taliban shut down internet and telecom services across Afghanistan on Monday, plunging the country into near-total digital darkness and drawing a UN warning of “significant harm” to citizens. The ...

The Taliban government has rejected reports of a nationwide internet ban in Afghanistan, saying old fiber optic cables are worn out and being replaced ISLAMABAD -- The Taliban government on Wednesday ...

Two weeks after the Taliban signaled plans to ban fiber-optic internet, nearly all links to the outside world are cut. But the regime denied it is a “ban on the internet.” Afghanistan’s internet ...

The Taliban released another U.S. citizen from custody in Afghanistan on Sunday, as the internationally ostracized regime seeks to normalize relations with Washington. Amir Amiry had been held in ...

Amir Amiri, an American citizen detained nine months ago in Afghanistan, was released Sunday and is on his way back to the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced. "Today we welcome ...

Sept 30 (Reuters) - 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 ...