Biometric devices sold on eBay reportedly contained sensitive US military data'The irresponsible handling of this high-risk technology is unbelievable.'By S. Dent, 12.27.2022
Airbnb doubles its pledge to house Afghan refugeesThe company says it has the capacity to support an additional 20,000 refugees.By I. Bonifacic, 09.23.2021
Privacy advocates raise concerns about US-built biometric system for AfghansIf the Taliban gets access to it, the system could be used to identify and target individuals.By M. Moon, 09.01.2021
Airbnb says you don't need to be a host to help it house Afghan refugeesThe company pledged to provide at least 20,000 refugees with a place to stay.By K. Holt, 08.26.2021
Facebook launches tool to help people in Afghanistan lock down their accountsIt’s also temporarily hiding friends lists in the country.By K. Bell, 08.19.2021
Taliban content is the latest issue for social media companiesFacebook, Twitter and YouTube face new challenges amid the group's Afghanistan takeover.By D. Hardawar, 08.18.2021
Apple's App Store is coming to 20 more countriesSerbia, Morocco, Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq are on the new list. By S. Dent, 03.24.2020
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Quika promises free satellite internet for developing countriesIt hopes to beat Facebook and Google to the punch.By J. Fingas, 01.15.2018
Afghanistan government wants to temporarily ban WhatsAppThough who exactly wants the ban and why isn’t clear.By M. Locklear, 11.03.2017
Afghanistan will soon have free mobile access to WikipediaWikipedia Zero will roll out thanks to a partnership with regional telecom Roshan. By R. LeFebvre, 10.09.2017
Afghanistan team digitizes films saved from Taliban destructionThe team, who risked their lives to preserve the footage, hopes to give hope to future generations. By S. Krishna, 09.13.2017
Afghanistan’s all-girl teen robotics team denied entry to USTheir robot will be able to compete, but they’ll have to watch from home.By M. Locklear, 06.30.2017
Library of Congress repatriates 163,000 files to AfghanistanMany of the included artifacts don't exist in Afghanistan any longer, having been destroyed in wars and natural disasters.By J. Conditt, 09.22.2016
Government testing smart parachutes that stay on targetNew system relies on mechanical eyes instead of GPS.By A. Tarantola, 01.15.2016