An internet outage is affecting everything from internet service providers to the currency market. Photo: AP PHOTO

The Taliban have ordered internet and mobile phone data services to be cut across Afghanistan, diplomatic and industry sources say, as residents and monitoring services reported no connectivity and disruption to flights and financial services.

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The Afghan administration offered no immediate explanation for the outage and could not be reached for comment.

The United Nations called on authorities to fully restore connections.

In the past, the Taliban have voiced concern

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