Claims: Taliban order ban on smartphones as officials shown destroying devices
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- title: Taliban order ban on smartphones as officials shown destroying devices Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/18/taliban-ban-smartphones-officials-shown-destroying-devices Source
- summary: Directive aimed at government workers, but reports of wider implementation spark warnings of future Afghanistan-wide prohibition The Taliban have ordered a sweeping ban on the use of smartphones by government officials – in what some analysts say could foreshadow broader, population-level restrictions. In a directive issued by the Taliban’s military courts and reviewed by the Guardian, the ban was to take effect this week and prohibits “high rank, low rank, general mujahideen, or service staff”… Source
- published: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:00:01 GMT Source