Yet another example of the oppressive morality police that exists in some form in all Islamic countries. Of course, levels of strictness differ. One aspect of Islam that is completely foreign to the West is the level of dedication of its adherents, which trumps all personal rights and personal benefits. For example, the article below points out the upheaval in people’s lives that cutting internet service in a country of “roughly 43.8 million people” has caused. But that does not matter in the face of Islamic religious zeal. From killing infidels “in the way of Allah” to gross violations of women’s rights and human rights, cutting the internet is a small matter by comparison.
According to CNN, the total blackout sparked panic, prompting the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan to call on Taliban authorities “to immediately and fully restore nationwide Internet and telecommunications access.” Do they really think that the Taliban will reduce its religious commitment for what the Taliban regards as a lesser responsibility to serve the public?
“Internet blackout in Afghanistan as Taliban raises concern over immoral activities,” WION, September 30, 2025:
Afghanistan is witnessing a massive internet outage as the network has been cut off, citing immoral activity, but the ruling Taliban has not given any clear explanation. Afghans settled and working across the world have been unable to reach their families. In the past, the Taliban has expressed concern over the consumption of online pornographic content. This time around, no clarity, but just snapping of the line took place.
People affected
In the time and age where everybody uses the internet for quotidian tasks, this decision has affected roughly 43.8 million people, i.e. the population of the country. Afghanistan has already been reeling under restrictions after the Taliban takeover in 2021. From education to freedom of speech, a lot has been curbed.Former UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet had issued a statement; she said, “The denial of education violates the human rights of women and girls – beyond their equal right to education, it leaves them more exposed to violence, poverty and exploitation.”….
Billy says
This is another example of Islamic Law, Sharia, in practice which will be used by Muslims in Western Countries to help gain ultimate power and control over Non-Muslims as taught in Islam’s Quran(Quran 9:5, 29, 111, etc.). Allah’s ideology in Qur’an 8:39 commands Muslims to fight Non-Muslims until they surrender to Muslim rule and become Muslims when it says, “And engage in war with them[Non-Muslims] until there will not be sedition and the religion will be completely to Allah…”
Muslims are encouraged to conquer and subjugate every territory for Islam using every tool available with their MONEY and with their LIVES wielding the power of the Government or State. Hence, Islam and Muslim actions should be legally challenged with a multi-faceted force of Western Laws like Muslims wield against Westerners via Governments, Tax Exempt Organizations, the Media and Hollywood, Foreign Funding, etc. because Islam violates and is incompatible with Western Laws(Quran 8:60; 9:5,29, 111; 47:4; 49:15; 65:4 etc.). Islam must be banned as illegal, and we have the legal right to defend ourselves from Muslim violence.
Muslims are terrorists for Allah with their MONEY and with their LIVES. Allah in Qur’an 49:15 says, “Surely the believers[Muslims] are only those who believed in Allah and his messenger. They do not doubt, and they performed jihad with their MONEY and their LIVES for the sake of Allah. Those are the truthful.” Allah in Quran 4:101 says, “…Surely the infidels(Non-Muslims) were your clear enemies.”
MUSLIM BELIEVERS are a greater TERROR than Allah. Allah in Qur’an 59:13 says, “You[Muslims] are a greater terror in their chests than Allah. This is because they[Jews & Christians] are people who do not understand.”
BTeboe says
Well now we can’t have porn on the Internet. It’s much better to go out and rape someone instead.
Westman says
Get ready for another migration out of Afghanistan or donut-heads disappearing in a revolution. You can’t keep ’em down on the rock farm after they’ve seen the internet.
Mo says
Of course porn should be banned. (Watch people here rush to defend that filth.) But not the entire internet. How stupid.
gravenimage says
You do realize that pious Muslims consider unveiled women to be pornographic–and hence they can be raped? Never assume that Islam shares values with civilized people.
OLD GUY says
Well at least they didn’t cut off every internet users head, I suppose thats something in the right direction for Islam.
Oh how foolish any non-Islamic country is to allow migration of islam into your country. Absolutely nothing good will come from it, except you can be so proud of your diversity and inclusion right before they rape and behead you.
Michael Roy says
Muslims don’t like porn, but the have no trouble shoving their manhood into the back end of goats.
gravenimage says
Neighboring Pakistan is a huge consumer of porn–often stuff like pedophilia and bestiality.
gravenimage says
Afghanistan: Panic ensues as Taliban cuts internet service over ‘immoral activities,’ that is, porn
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I think this ban is covering a lot more ground that that…