skip to contentAdvertisementTaliban has informed that the internet shutdown is there to stay in Afghanistan until further notice, but fell short of providing an official reason for the decision.By: Express Web Desk October 1, 2025 05:19 AM IST First published on: Oct 1, 2025 at 05:18 AM IST ShareWhatsapptwitterFacebookFlight tracking website Flightradar24 showed that a few arriving and departing flights had been cancelled on Tuesday. (Reuters/ Representational)After the Taliban government announced a nationwide internet shutdown, Afghanistan’s main airport has come to a standstill with most of the services at Kabul airport affected as there were reportedly no traces of any flight arriving or departing, BBC reported.Taliban has informed that the internet shutdown is there to stay in Afghanistan until further notice, but fell short of providing an official reason for the decision that has affected almost every sector of the economy in the country, including Afghan women, for whom the internet was their last lifeline in order to access online education.Essential services, communication within and outer world have been severely affected due to internet blackout in the country as United Nations said that the decision by Taliban-led dispensation risked inflicting significant harm. Essential services, including banking, payments, online education have been affected after a snap in communication services.A BBC report, quoting a resident stated, the Kabul airport was “nearly deserted” and there wasn’t any evidence whether any plane was arriving or departing. Flight tracking website Flightradar24 showed that a few arriving and departing flights had been cancelled on Tuesday. Several other flights had their status marked as “unknown”.The Taliban administration was called on by the United Nations mission in Afghanistan, who said to immediately and fully restore nationwide internet and telecommunications access.Most ReadThe UN mission in Kabul, in a statement said, “The cut in access has left Afghanistan almost completely cut off from the outside world, and risks inflicting significant harm on the Afghan people, including by threatening economic stability and exacerbating one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.”Taliban governor in Balkh’s spokesperson, in a post on X earlier this month wrote, the ban on the internet was meant to restrict the “evils”. The spokesperson had said the administration would look for alternatives to fibre-optic internet.AdvertisementAdvertisementLoading Taboola...