Flights in Afghanistan grounded after internet shutdown

[Sanjeev]

Afghanistan's main airport is at a halt as the country deals with the impact of the Taliban government's statewide internet outage.

The Taliban has yet to provide a formal rationale for the decision, which took effect on Monday, but has stated that it will last until further notice. The UN stated that it posed a significant danger of harm.

Communication within Afghanistan and with the rest of the world has been badly disrupted, as have crucial services such as banking and payments, as well as access to online education, which is a lifeline for many women and girls.

Meanwhile, one local said that Kabul Airport was "nearly deserted," with no signs of planes arriving or departing.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

That is strange and crazy at the same time. Imagine entire country grounded because there was no internet. The digital is actually taking a major chunk of humanity. People can’t even book or check flights without internet now. It’s scary how everything is dependent on internet connection. I just hope it wasn’t political war again, because those shutdowns always affect ordinary people the most.

 

[Sanjeev]

I was surprised when I read this news because every country likes to develop, but the Taliban is taking their country to the Stone Age. It's sad that they still don't want their women to get educated because they don't want women to get equal to men. What a shame for the Taliban.