Taliban orders 'complete ban' on fibre optic internet in northern Afghanistan
The fact they're targeting the north is interesting.
The Taliban are mostly ultra-conservative Pashtuns from southern Afghanistan.
The northern regions of Afghanistan are inhabited by Tajiks, Hazara, Turkmen and Uzbeks - these are the people that resisted and fought the Taliban before the western invasion.
These ethnic groups previously formed the Northern Alliance which was the main force fighting the Taliban pre-invasion, and they allied with western nations during the invasion and occupation. They also contributed to the western-backed government and the rebuilding of civil society.
Additionally, these groups tend to be more socially liberal than the ultra-conservative Pashtun/Taliban - in the areas under their control women had a right to education, work, political participation, freedom of movement and speech; and they didn't have to wear the burqa.
These groups were also persecuted by the Taliban and were often victims of Taliban massacres. The Taliban perpetrated genocide against the Hazaras in the 90's, and they have recently been targeting Hazara girls for forced marriages.
The earthquake earlier this year impacted the north eastern region of Afghanistan, including Panjshir which was the heart of the previous resistance. In the aftermath of the earthquake, the Taliban failed to deliver proper aid or assistance, and instead of undertaking rescue operations, they issued a ban on poetry. There's been disquiet in that region ever since.
If the Taliban are shutting down the internet in the north of Afghanistan, it's possibly because the people of the north are using the internet to organise and build resistance to Taliban control.