Telecom networks disrupted in Kabul on Ashura day: Sources
While some Wi-Fi connections remained active, mobile data and voice service outages affected wide areas.
While some Wi-Fi connections remained active, mobile data and voice service outages affected wide areas.
So far, at least 20 people have been detained, and their whereabouts remain unknown, sources said.
The standoff follows a protest by farmers in Khash who had assembled to oppose the Taliban’s destruction of their opium.
The directive, issued by local Taliban officials, requires homeowners to purchase and install closed-circuit cameras at their own expense.
His body was found the following day under undisclosed circumstances.
The unrest erupted earlier this week after local residents attempted to stop Taliban from destroying poppy fields, a major source.
The blackout comes amid growing tensions in the remote northeastern district, where residents have staged demonstrations against the Taliban’s counternarcotics.
At least 20 others were wounded in the incident, which witnesses say was marked by the use of live ammunition.
The incident occurred in the district of Khash, where residents had gathered to protest against the presence and conduct of.
Representative Bill Huizenga, a Michigan Republican and chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, warned.