Taliban suspends fiber optic network maintenance and expansion

afintl.com

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Worked on backhaul in a couple of places with shaky governance and the thing people underestimate is that fiber isn't a build once asset.

But everyone tells us how valuable the dark fiber build out during the dotcom bust was.

It's because Afghanistan has no money to pay for this stuff

Maybe it's about money, but it's definitely about porn. From the article:

However, in September 2025, the Taliban banned the use of fibre-optic internet in Balkh, and the restriction was later extended to several other provinces. In some cases, local Taliban officials said the move was aimed at “preventing vice”.

This is the Taliban we're talking about, "vice" is a woman with part of her face uncovered or the concept of education for girls, not Anal Angels 2.

Yeah I’m sure that’s it

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