<p><a href="/en/afganistan/kabul" class="glossify-link">KABUL</a> is set to lift a block placed on Youtube more than two months ago over a controversial anti-Islamic video, a communication ministry official said on Wednesday.</p>
<p>The decision to lift the block, which takes effect on Saturday, came in response to a request by the Ministry of Information and Culture, said Emal Marjan, director of the Information Technology Department of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.</p>
<p>The Ministry of Communication has asked all Internet Service Providers in Afghanistan to unblock the site on Saturday, Marjan told Pajhwok Afghan News.</p>
<p>The government blocked Youtube and Google in September amid concern the US-made video, “Innocence of Muslims,” would spark violent protests in the country.</p>
<p>The block on Google, which owns Youtube, was later lifted but the popular video sharing website has remained shut.</p>
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