Can't you just imagine the crusty old 'boys in Brooklyn' desperately wishing they could do the exact same thing?
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Afghanistan bans the internet
Web posted on 14/7/01
The Taliban tries to stop "immoral" material entering their country.
In the Afghan Islamic Press, Taliban Foreign Minister Maulvi Wakil Ahmad Muttawakil said the Afghan government was not directly against the internet as a medium of communication but was against the easy availability of adult and improper content. He continued, "we want to establish a system in Afghanistan through which we can control all those things that are wrong, obscene, immoral and against Islam."
This ban comes as a blow for international aid agencies and foreign Embassies who are expected to comply with the new ruling. Up until now they have been using phone lines and ISPs provided by neighbouring Pakistan to gain internet access.
The Afghanistan Government, as of yet, have not mentioned exactly how they are to police this blanket ban, as trying to determine who is using the phone line for the internet or a telephone call, could prove tricky.
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Nic'