Went to Ministry of Communication and IT in Kabul. Told we couldn’t go inside and that they don’t have an official statement. But one dept source said there are meetings taking place and discussions about whether to bring an end to the shutdown - possibly by Saturday. Sky News

The Taliban have denied reports that Afghanistan is experiencing an internet ban, saying old fibre optic cables are being replaced Sky's Cordelia Lynch provides an eyewitness report of events and analyses the "far-reaching consequences" 🔽 trib.al/PjV7nO9

Internet observers pointing out signs which would dispute Taliban explanation of fibre optic cables being changed in Afghanistan.

Local media here in Afghanistan reporting that after 72 hours of nationwide internet service outage, it has been restored in some provinces. Some users in Herat and Kandahar said that access to social media and news websites is now possible, but internet speed is still low.

Just in Kabul where some phone carriers are starting to work. Our taxi drivers has just started pinging with messages and updates.

The Taliban have denied reports that Afghanistan is experiencing an internet ban, saying old fibre optic cables are being replaced. Sky's Asia Correspondent Cordelia Lynch provides an eyewitness report of events and analyses the far-reaching consequences. ⬇️

"People had no idea if and when services would resume." Cordelia Lynch has witnessed internet and phone signal appearing to resume in Kabul after the Taliban imposed a nationwide shutdown of the services in Afghanistan. trib.al/6Egno3N

We’ve been to the heart of the earthquake that struck #Afghanistan little over a month ago. It wiped out whole families and whole villages. Rahmanullah was among the many children who lost a sibling. Our report on Sky News throughout the day. news.sky.com/story/i-dont-w…

One month has passed since a deadly earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, killing around 2000 people. Cordelia Lynch meets eight-year-old Rahmanullah, who recalls the quake that destroyed his home in Wadir, and how his older brother saved him. 🔗 trib.al/bZ993hM

It's been one month since a deadly earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, killing around 2000 people. One month on from a deadly earthquake which struck eastern Afghanistan, Sky's Cordelia Lynch has seen the aftermath. Watch here➡️trib.al/sedZwnb

🎥We’ve been to the see the aftermath of an earthquake that wiped out whole families and whole villages in Afghanistan. Produced by top team M. Shoaib Graeme McNeill Rachael Thorn 👇Sky News youtube.com/watch?v=kbxEwj…

Nazia's lost three children to malnutrition - and now her son Faisal is fighting for his life too. In the last three months at Afghanistan's Badakhshan's Provincial Hospital, roughly one baby has died every three days. Watch: Cordelia Lynch on Afghanistan's hunger crisis ⬇️

"You can see, feel, hear the distress in Badakhshan's Provincial Hospital in Afghanistan. The halls are heavy with the sound of crying babies." Cordelia Lynch sees inside Afghanistan's hunger crisis ⬇️ trib.al/qpOZE1E

The story of #afghanistan isn’t often told lately— but our ⁦Cordelia Lynch⁩ is there and files this troubling report: news.sky.com/story/crying-b…

Significant interview by ⁦Cordelia Lynch⁩ with Taliban spokesman in Kabul 👇👇👇👇 news.sky.com/story/afghanis…

"In the winter months to come, the situation will be very dear." UNICEF’s Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale explains the “multiple complex emergencies” that have led to 3.5 million children under the age of five in Afghanistan being malnourished. trib.al/kdXA2Dr 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

In #Afghanistan, malnutrition is surging to record levels. This year alone, 4.7 million women and children urgently need treatment. More from Sky News on the situation: tinyurl.com/595h4v66

🎥On the border with #Iran where more than a million Afghans have been expelled. Among them, many children. We follow Tahir’s journey back and hear shocking stories of violence. ⁦M. Shoaib⁩ ⁦Rachael Thorn⁩ ⁦Graeme McNeill⁩ news.sky.com/video/iran-dep…

'Beaten for 16 days': Deported Afghans describe brutal treatment by Iran - yet are desperate to return Some 1.3 million Afghans have been deported by Iran this year - many with stories of violent arrests. Cordelia Lynch reports ⬇️ trib.al/PWoO02F

'Beaten for 16 days': Deported Afghans describe brutal treatment by #Iran. Our report from the border at Islam Qala. #Afghanistan Sky News youtu.be/PJRbwp7dxos?si… via YouTube