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Taliban Orders Government Employees to Stop Using Smartphones
Government workers across Afghanistan were told to stop using smartphones, with exemptions allowed only by the supreme leader and penalties reported in some provinces.
- Government employees across Afghanistan began switching off smartphones on Wednesday, following a decree from Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada banning the devices in all offices, AFP reported.
- Taliban authorities have ruled for five years under strict interpretations of Islamic law, and last year unexpectedly cut internet and phone networks nationwide for two days.
- Staff in remote Badakhshan face up to six months in prison for carrying smartphones, while teachers described the decision as "truly heartbreaking," noting they rely on WhatsApp groups to track classroom problems.
- In Ghazni, situated between Kabul and Kandahar, official Irfan Andarh notified staff that employees would be available "via telephone calls and email," though some central departments continued publishing through digital platforms.
- Government workers warned the shift will hinder essential operations, such as using digital tools to translate between Dari and Pashto, while exemptions can only be granted by the Supreme Leader.
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Government workers in different parts of Afghanistan have started switching off their smartphones, following an order imposed Wednesday that they told AFP came from Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.
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Taliban Expands Smartphone Ban for Government Staff to Two More Provinces
The Taliban have banned the use of smartphones by government employees in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces of Khost and Paktia, local officials confirmed, widening a restriction already in force in several other parts of the country. The post Taliban Expands Smartphone Ban for Government Staff to Two More Provinces appeared first on KabulNow.
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