Taliban Begin Destroying Smartphones of Office Employees in Balkh

Taliban have begun verbally ordering government employees in Balkh to surrender their smartphones. The process of destroying the smartphones of office employees has already started in some offices in the province.

The instructions were communicated in some offices on the twenty third and twenty fourth of Jawza. It is expected that the official process of surrendering and destroying smartphones in Balkh offices will begin within the next week. A military court commission is likely to be appointed to investigate cases where employees deny the order.

Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada ordered Taliban members to destroy smartphones of all office employees. The smartphone destruction process has begun in several provinces. Videos showing Taliban fighters breaking their own phones have been reported.

These steps are being taken as part of the implementation of the order in government offices across the affected areas. The initial phase involves verbal communications to employees before moving to the destruction phase in the offices.

The reports from sources in Balkh indicate that the process is underway and will be made formal soon. Employees are being told to comply with the surrender of their devices. The commission will handle any issues arising from non compliance with the directive.