{"id":334625,"date":"2021-09-04T03:45:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T00:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-locks-afghan-government-emails-as-taliban-seek-retribution\/"},"modified":"2021-09-04T03:45:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T00:45:39","slug":"google-locks-afghan-government-emails-as-taliban-seek-retribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-locks-afghan-government-emails-as-taliban-seek-retribution\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google locks Afghan government emails as Taliban seek retribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Google locks Afghan government emails as Taliban seek retribution<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Google has temporarily locked some Afghan government email accounts in an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent attempt to head off the Taliban\u2019s hunt for the identities of former officials who worked with the recently collapsed US-backed administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn consultation with experts, we are continuously assessing the situation in Afghanistan. We are taking temporary actions to secure relevant accounts, as information continues to come in,\u201d a Google spokesperson said in a statement obtained by The Post.<\/p>\n<p>It was not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely clear how many accounts were affected by the tech giant\u2019s action, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/exclusive-google-locks-afghan-government-accounts-taliban-seek-emails-source-2021-09-03\/\">which was first reported by Reuters<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The swiftness of the Afghan government\u2019s fall at the hands of the Taliban last month has raised fears that the Islamic fundamentalists will take advantage of access to nearly two decades of official files to identify and take revenge on those who worked with and for the Kabul authorities, as well as other Western-backed institutions.<\/p>\n<p>One former Afghan government employee told Reuters that the Taliban had asked him to preserve data held on servers belonging to the ministry he used to work for. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/taliban-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Taliban forces patrol at a runway a day after US troops withdrawal from Hamid Karzai International Airport.\" class=\"wp-image-19347658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/taliban-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/taliban-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/taliban-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Taliban forces patrol at a runway a day after US troops withdrawal from Hamid Karzai International Airport.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf I do so, then they will get access to the data and official communications of the previous ministry leadership,\u201d said the man, who added that he did not comply and is now in hiding. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>According to Reuters, approximately two dozen Afghan government departments used Google to handle official email correspondence \u2014 including the ministries of finance and industry, as well as the office of presidential protocol. Other agencies, including the ministry of foreign affairs and the presidential office itself, used Microsoft\u2019s email software, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft did not immediately respond to a question from The Post about what actions, if any, the company was taking to keep that data out of Taliban hands. <\/p>\n<p>Days after the Taliban entered Kabul on Aug. 15, Google-owned YouTube said it would \u201cterminate\u201d any account it believes to be operated by the extremist group. By contrast, Twitter said it would allow Taliban accounts to remain on the service while \u201cproactively\u201d enforcing its rules against \u201cglorification of violence, platform manipulation and spam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, The Associated Press reported Friday that Western Union \u2014 which halted service after the militants entered Kabul \u2014 will resume transfers, which may help Afghans to receive cash from relatives living abroad. Most of Afghanistan\u2019s foreign reserves, however, are held abroad and frozen while Western nations consider how to engage with the Taliban, putting pressure on the local currency.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/google-locks-afghani-accounts-532.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Scenes around the barbwires and perimeter around the civilian terminals now that the American forces have completed their withdrawal from the country and Taliban fighters moved in to secure the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan\" class=\"wp-image-19347535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/google-locks-afghani-accounts-532.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/google-locks-afghani-accounts-532.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/google-locks-afghani-accounts-532.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A report said around two dozen Afghan government departments were using Google for emailing purposes.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Marcus Yam\/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was no immediate comment from Western Union to the AP on the resumption of service.<\/p>\n<p>The Taliban has sought to show a moderate face to the watching world as it consolidates control of Afghanistan, but their conciliatory statements have been belied by reports this week that the group\u2019s members were carrying out \u201chouse-to-house executions\u201d in Kabul and elsewhere in the country. <\/p>\n<p>Last month, United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet warned of \u201csummary executions\u201d and strict restrictions on women in areas under Taliban control, while the family of an Afghan folk singer reported that their relative had been executed by the Taliban days after it declared \u201cmusic is forbidden in Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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