An Afghan employee stands outside his travel agency office as life ground to a halt after Taliban authorities abruptly cut internet and mobile phone networks
- Wakil KOHSAR
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An Afghan employee stands outside his travel agency office as life ground to a halt after Taliban authorities abruptly cut internet and mobile phone networks
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Paralysed banks, grounded planes and chaotic hospitals: for two days, life ground to a halt in Afghanistan after the Taliban unexpectedly cut off the internet and phone networks.
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