After the Internet shutdown in Afghanistan, at least 14 flights to operate outside the Kabul Airport were reportedly canceled. Data from the flat Flightradar24, as stated by Reuters, showed that the status of other flights was unclear.
Four departures and ten arrivals were canceled from 34 flights that were departed in and out of Kabul on Wednesday. On Tuesday, 10 years were released from 31 scheduled.
The state of the remaining 21 flights from Tuesday was marked as “unknown” on Flightradar24. Many flights that have on Tuesday and Wednesday were also marked “unknown”.
Mohammad Bashir, a representative of Kam Air, Afghan domestic and international carrier, told Tolo’s intelligence channel in the country that only one years had taken place from the Internet outage. He said that before the plane took off, he must share online flight information with the target airport, which is not possible at present.
He hoped that the operations could restart on Wednesday.
“This is important for our fellow citizens who had transit flights, and for those who were stuck, they are trying to return. We have to restart operations for their task,” Bashir said.
Shutting off the Internet in Afghanistan
The growing chaos from the Taliban Administration command on Monday for reducing the Internet and mobile phone, allegedly hit banks, auxiliary work, businesses, and the ability of Afghans to connect with family and friends.
In Afghanistan, he also left many stuck, with canceled flights, Reuters reported.
The outage was first reported on Monday by Internet Advocacy Group Netblocks. He said that internet connection was collapsed across the country, even in the capital of Kabul, and telephone services were also influenced.
According to the report, several provinces confirmed the Internet shutdown last month due to the decree of the Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada in the fight against immorality.
The United Nations called on the restoration of services.
In the past, Taliban has expressed concern about online pornography, and the authorities have reduced links to the optical thread in recent weeks to some provinces, while officials have been meeting with morality.
Taliban rejects the nationwide internet ban: “Nothing like rumors”
The Taliban government rejected reports of a national internet ban in Afghanistan on Wednesday and said they were worn out of optical fibers and were replaced.
The announcement was the first public statement of the Taliban on the lunge of communication, which disrupted banking, trade and aviation.
“There is nothing like spreading the legends that we have imposed on the Internet,” Taliban officials said.
The group reportedly stated this in a three -member statement shared in the chat group WhatsApp with Pakistani journalists.
The statement published on the X -Social Media platform quoted the main spokesman of the Taliban Zabihullah Mujahid, saying that the ongoing national disruption was the result of the “decaying optical fiber infrastructure” that is now replaced.
What will be next?
Afghan carrier where Air told the local Tolo News TV channel that it would probably restore flights to Kabul later on Wednesday after full stops from Monday due to a failure.
Officials warned that humanitarian organizations face the main challenges due to failure and urgent authorities to restore connections.
“Reliable communication is essential for our ability to operate, provide help with life -saving and coordinate with partners,” children said on Wednesday in a statement.
(With Reuters inputs)
(Tagstotranslate) Internet weaning in Afghanistan
