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The Afghan Telecommunications Ministry ordered blocking of two popular conversation apps, WhatsApp and Telegram Messenger.
Telecommunication ministry spokesman Najib Nangyalay said the blockade was only temporary.
The government, Nangyalay said, is trying out the latest communications technology.
Reported by the AFP news agency, internet service provider, Salaam Network, will block the two applications from November 1 to 20 November.
Telecoms Minister Shahzad Aryobee said the blocking was due to complaints about WhatsApp and Telegram services.
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The policy was suddenly reap protests from Afghan citizens. They argue the government is limiting freedom of expression.
"The two most commonly used applications of this country are blocked - this government is very annoying," exploded a Facebook account named Abdulraouf Sharifi.
Nangyalay tried to dismiss the accusations. "You still have access to Facebook and Twitter, but the government still guarantees freedom of expression," he explained.
AFP re-launch, the government's decision to block WhatsApp and Telegram allegedly two popular applications that became a favorite terrorist group.
WhatsApp being the most commonly used medium of the Taliban.
While the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is more inclined to Telegram.
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