(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): The Taliban have destroyed three telephone towers in central Logar province, depriving thousands of people of telecom services, officials said on Monday.
Salim Saleh, the governor€™s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place in the Ghaznikhel area of Mohammad Agha district on Sunday night.
He said that the Taliban torched the Afghan Wireless, Etisalat and MTN towers. Thousands of people were deprived of having access to telephone services, he added.
Hamidullah, a resident of Ghaznikhel area, said that the Taliban tied up and beat guards of the towers and then set the antennas ablaze.
The Taliban have also banned telephone services in the Charkh district of Logar province.
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