Internet activation in some provinces of Afghanistan.

Internet activation in some provinces of Afghanistan.

Afghan citizens in the cities of Herat, Balkh, Nangarhar, Jawzjan, Badghis, Nimroz, Kandahar and Kabul told Sputnik on Wednesday that “fiber optic internet” and “telecommunication networks” had been activated.

This report comes as Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid denied reports on the social network X that a nationwide internet ban had been imposed after a nationwide internet outage in Afghanistan that began on Monday evening and affected the country’s banking system, aviation services, border trade, and foreign communications.

He attributed the recent disruptions to the wear and tear of fiber optic cables and said that this infrastructure is being replaced.

According to Mujahid, technical teams are currently repairing the fiber optic cables.

These statements were made while some media outlets had previously announced that the leader of the Afghan Taliban, Haibatullah Akhundzada, called the Internet a factor of “immorality” and “depravity” to prevent factors of moral corruption and ordered the disconnection of fiber optic internet.

Afghanistan’s internet infrastructure, which was built over the past two decades, is mainly based on a national fiber optic network measuring 9,350 meters in length, which has led to millions of Afghans having access to the world’s information.

At the same time, the United Nations called on the Taliban to resolve this situation as soon as possible.

Also, an Afghan citizen in Herat city, stating that internet service providers have resumed their activities, added: Herat’s exchange offices, customs, and airport have also resumed their activities after the internet problem was resolved.