South China Morning Post
Afghan government workers face sack, jail after smartphone ban begins
Government workers in different parts of Afghanistan have started switching off their smartphones, following an order imposed on Wednesday that they said came from Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. A letter announcing the ban on…
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