The United Nations announced on Tuesday that it is asking for an Afghan ruling Taliban movement to exception to the ban on the use of the Internet and mobile services in Afghanistan. According to the UN, Afghanistan, who is already experiencing several crises, is damaged by the UN. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
In short:
- Afghanistan is the next day without the Internet and mobile services.
- Interruption of services negatively affects the operation of society and humanitarian aid.
Afghanistan is on Tuesday no time without the Internet and mobile services as a result of interruption of services over the optical Internet network, which the Taliban announced on Monday. Authorities have begun to limit the Internet connection in some Afghan provinces before this month to prevent “unmistakable behavior”.
Impact on services
UN coordinator for Afghanistan Indrika Ratwatte claims that interruption of the Internet has an impact on the daily course of society, such as medical and banking services, supply chains, as well as providing humanitarian aid.
“This is another crisis that came alongside the existing ones. Moreover, it is completely useless, it may not have happened at all, and it will hit the lives of people in Afghanistan,” he said.
After decades of conflicts, Afghanistan has been one of the world’s poorest states. It is experiencing a humanitarian crisis that has been worsened by extensive drought, August earthquake and an influx of millions of Afghans who have been forced to return to their homeland from Pakistan and Iran in recent years.
The UN asks for an exception
According to Ratwatte, the UN found itself in a “extremely serious situation” in terms of communication, as fixed lines are also dysfunctional. “We are negotiating with the government to achieve an exemption to ensure a key connection for us,” he said. Ratwatte claims that the UN has also tried to connect with the competent authorities, but they also have a communication problem with each other. According to him, the UN has gone into the “Security of the necessary operation” mode and uses radio for communication and limits its activities. It is also in contact with satellite service providers.
The Taliban did not provide any justification for this interruption. The sources unofficially argued that the outage could be short -term, but no one officially announced anything UN.
