More than 100 Afghan websites have been suspended after a French Internet services firm failed to make payments to the Taliban-controlled Ministry of Communications, officials said, a blow to mischievous Internet users who used the ".af" appended to Afghan web domains to give their sites an edgy feel. Country-specific domains — like Canada's .ca or France's .fr — are typically used by individuals or organizations in that country, but some — such as Tuvalu's .tv or Libya's .ly — also see wide use internationally because they can be used to create unique or evocative domains like "twitch.tv" or "bit.ly."
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