Informed sources confirmed that Hibatullah Akhundzada, leader of the Taliban group, has issued an oral order that anyone opposing internet cuts, whether Taliban officials or ordinary citizens, should be imprisoned.
This order has created widespread fear among the people.
Experts say this Taliban action is part of a policy to suppress information and restrict people’s access to the internet.
This situation has limited the free flow of vital information for daily activities, including access to essential services from healthcare and education to banking.
As a result of this situation, people cannot communicate with each other, online businesses and banking systems are paralyzed, and members of the Afghan diaspora cannot send vital financial assistance to their families.
Even among the Taliban themselves, there are individual protests, but fear of arrest and legal persecution prevents opponents’ voices from being heard publicly.
