Afghanistan Blocks YouTube After Controversial Video Sparks Violence

Afghanistan's government blocked access to YouTube for a period of time on Wednesday, following protests in Egypt and violence and killings in Libya sparked by a controversial video uploaded to the site by an Israeli-American.

"We have been told to shut down YouTube to the Afghan public until the video is taken down," Aimal Marjan, general director of information technology at Afghanistan's Ministry of Communication, told Reuters.

Reports from the ground in Afghanistan thus far indicate that access to YouTube is blocked on some providers, but not on others.

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