Taliban internet crackdown deepens crisis for Afghan universities

‘Irreversible damage’ being done to higher education as government removes the ‘last lifelines to learning’ for many

Published on
October 2, 2025
Last updated
October 2, 2025
Two female university students who have been notified that their course has been terminated by the Taliban seen on 15 September, 2021 in Afghanistan. The recent internet blackout deepens the crisis for Afghan universities.
Source: Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images

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Reader's comments (3)

Maybe this is just none of our business? We have enough issues here to deal with at home.
Yes we should put our own house in order first. I was watching the news about that case related to the Grooming Gangs in the north on the BBC News yesterday. A lot of this is just deflection I think.
Our previous interventions in that part of the world and our attempts to inculcate our values have not been entirely successful?

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