To hear the Democrats describe it, you would think we live in a dystopian theocracy where white Christian men want to control our every move and exert their power over the populace. Of course, they ignore the fact that you are free in America to voice your opinions, embrace whatever religion you desire, educate yourself to whatever level you think will help you, and marry just about anybody you choose.

What would it be like to live under a real authoritarian, backward government that treats women like dogs and despises progress? Maybe some of the “we live in a dictatorship” crowd should visit Afghanistan, home to the ruthless ruling Taliban.

They might have trouble booking their flights home, however, because the Taliban cut off internet and communications services to the entire country.

The blackout is said to have come after Afghanistan’s 9,350-kilometer fiber optic network was disabled, leaving flights grounded, banks frozen, and millions of citizens and businesses cut off.

Kabul International Airport has seen all commercial flights canceled or marked as “unknown,” leaving the country’s main air hub virtually deserted, per Reuters.

Monitoring group NetBlocks also confirmed to Reuters that traffic levels had dropped to around one percent of normal, underscoring the unprecedented scale of the disruption.

 Have we heard anything out of the Hollywood leftist virtue-signalling crowd? Nope:

Where are you?

Taliban just cut off internet in Afghanistan. Girls already banned from schools now lose online education too. A total blackout on knowledge = a blackout on the future. This isn’t “culture” , it is called apartheid against women.

What’s the difference between… pic.twitter.com/cu8zPMdNU3

— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) September 30, 2025

What’s the difference between Boko Haram and the Taliban? 

One kidnapped girls in Nigeria, and the world launched #BringBackOurGirls. 

The other has erased girls’ education in Afghanistan banning schools, banning the internet, yet there is no global outcry. Do Afghan women not deserve the same movement?

#StandWithAfghanGirls

Now why would the de facto government want to cut its citizens off from any information from the outside world? Why, because people might get “ideas”:

NetBlocks also confirmed connectivity was cut in phases starting on Monday, with the final stage also affecting telephone services, which share infrastructure with the internet.

The nationwide blackout appears to be part of a phased campaign led by Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada in Kabul. Earlier in September, he directed the dismantling of fiber optic networks in many provinces. 

Officials have defended the move as a way to curb “immorality” online, echoing earlier statements from provincial governors.

⚠️ Update: #Afghanistan is now in the midst of a total internet blackout as Taliban authorities move to implement morality measures, with multiple networks disconnected through the morning in a stepwise manner; telephone services are currently also impacted pic.twitter.com/AlB6Tum8Dp

— NetBlocks (@netblocks) September 29, 2025

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Imagine what life was like over a hundred and fifty years ago, with very few phones and no internet:

#BREAKING: Taliban have imposed a nationwide internet ban in Afghanistan.🇦🇫💔

I can’t reach a single one of my relatives or students every contact shows offlline
Please share 😡😡😡😡😭💔 pic.twitter.com/iBkheFsQE2

— WDI.Afghanistan (@WDIAfghanistan1) September 29, 2025

Next time someone tells you that Donald Trump has turned the country into a version of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” remember the women of Afghanistan.

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