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Taliban orders Afghan government employees to abandon smartphones

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The Supreme Court has issued a directive banning smartphone use by all government employees from June 17, yet several central departments continue to rely on WhatsApp for communication. In Afghanistan, officials have warned civil servants that failure to comply with the ban could lead to imprisonment.

  1. AF
    Haibatullah Akhunzada
    Taliban
    1. All the heads of departments in their respective provinces are advised to inform their staff, higher-ranking or lower-ranking, that using smartphones is strictly banned effective 17 June.
  2. AF
    Irfan Andarh
    Taliban
    1. It has been decided that from Wednesday, the use of smartphones inside all offices in Ghazni province is prohibited.

sources

  1. 1.The Times of India
  2. 2.Euronews
  3. 3.Arab News
  4. 4.Agence France-Presse

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Russian Foreign Policy
  3. 3.Islamic Terrorism
  4. 4.Ethnic tensions
  5. 5.Authoritarianism
  6. 6.Women's Rights
  7. 7.Afghanistan under Taliban rule

countries

  1. 1.AfghanistanAF
  2. 2.PakistanPK
  3. 3.Russian FederationRU

organizations

  1. 1.Taliban
  2. 2.WhatsApp

persons

  1. 1.Haibatullah AkhunzadaAF
  2. 2.Irfan AndarhAF
  3. 3.Ajit Doval

technicals

  1. 1.Dari
  2. 2.Islam
  3. 3.Pashto
Taliban orders Afghan government employees to abandon smartphones