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Afghanistan offers internet at 34-time higher rate compared to India

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KABUL (Pajhwok): The internet price has been reduced in Afghanistan from nine afghanis per one GB data to 6.5 afghanis, but the rate is still 34 times higher as compared to India and seven times compared to Pakistan.

Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministry spokesman Hamid Poya told Pajhwok Afghan News that Afghanistan purchased the internet from Pakistan and Kazakhstan and then sold to telecom companies.

He said previously the telecom firms offered one GB data to customers for nine afghanis, but the rate had been reduced to 6.5 afghanis.

Poya said . . .

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