Grand Pinnacle Tribune, 19 September 2025
This private global news website, reporting the Taleban’s part shut-down of the internet, quotes from AAN research on the “ripple effects” of this measure for Afghans and humanitarian organisations:
“Every switch turned off reduces productivity, cuts household income, wipes out small businesses, and closes the last remaining avenues of education, employment, and public voice for women and girls,” the Afghanistan Analysts Network observed.
(…) “Humanitarian agencies rely heavily on the internet to coordinate and implement their programs. Restrictions delay the delivery of assistance and increase the risk that women and other vulnerable groups will be overlooked,” according to Afghanistan Analysts Network.
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This article was last updated on 29 Sep 2025
