Kabul [Afghanistan], Amidst the recent news of Facebook ban in Afghanistan, the United States-based 'Committee to Protect Journalists' on Tuesday called on the Taliban government to take this decision, in response to reports, according to Khaama Press. Called for reversal. Following Afghanistan's ban on Facebook, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) distributed newsletters expressing concerns and calling on the de facto regime to reverse the decision. According to the agency, Afghanistan's Facebook ban hinders the free flow of information. The Committee to Protect Journalists' response follows an earlier announcement made to TOLONews by Acting Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Najibullah Haqqani, stating that the ministry has a strategy to restrict or block Facebook in Afghanistan, Khaama Press Haqqani justified the ban, saying the policy was aimed at preventing youth from wasting their time and money and preventing the spread of 'immoral' ideas. Facebook is still more popular among Afghan citizens than other social networks, according to the report. Popular, although it is not clear how many of them use it at the moment, as well as the PUBG game. As a video sharing social networking service, TikTok was previously banned by the Taliban's Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology.