Afghanistan News News Afghanistan » Social: Watchdog Says Taliban Restricting Social Media In Afghanistan Days After Internet Blackout
Internet watchdog NetBlocks has confirmed reports from inside Afghanistan that several major social media sites have been "intentionally restricted." "Metrics show social media platforms Instagram, ...
News Afghanistan » Social: Can Positive Change Happen from Within in Afghanistan Under the Taliban?
Four years after the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul, Afghanistan faces a paradox. To the outside world, the regime’s restrictions — particularly on women and civil liberties — make positive change ...
News Afghanistan » Social: Afghanistan’s Media Under the Taliban: From Free Press to Propaganda Control
Just a few years ago, Afghanistan was known for its lively and free media. Independent news outlets grew, and after years of conflict, people could finally speak openly and debate issues. Both women ...
News Afghanistan » Social: Afghan Election: Antisocial Networking Prompts Calls For Twitter, Facebook Ban
KABUL -- As the political stalemate deepens in Afghanistan, social media has become a stage for hate speech and provocative remarks between supporters of rival candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf ...
News Afghanistan » Social: Social media content restricted in Afghanistan, government sources confirm
It comes just over a week after a two-day total internet shutdown across the country ended.
News Afghanistan » Social: Afghanistan's fragile communities buckle under pressure as millions return home, UNDP says
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The return of millions of Afghan nationals to their home country is placing extreme pressure on already struggling communities, with nine in 10 families in areas with high ...