The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoCIT) says it has signed a 1.1 million US dollars contract with three telecommunications companies to construct 11 telecom sites across seven provinces to expand telecommunications and internet services in remote and underserved areas.
Minister of Communications and Information Technology has met with representatives of telecommunications companies to discuss the state of the telecom sector, improving service quality, strengthening infrastructure, and expanding network coverage to remote areas. According to a post on…
Etisalat Afghanistan has officially rebranded as e& Afghanistan, marking what the company describes as a strategic shift toward expanded digital services and technological innovation in the country. The rebranding was announced at a ceremony held at the company’s…
The Telecommunications and Information Technology Department in northern Jawzjan says 11 new “Salam” telecom network sites have been inaugurated in seven districts of the province, bringing services to more than 7,000 families. Mawlavi Sanaullah Masoom, head of the…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved new regulations banning children under the age of 15 from using social media platforms and requiring technology companies to prevent them from creating or operating accounts through age-verification systems. According to…
A survey shows that 88 percent of young people in Afghanistan are familiar with artificial intelligence (AI), and of these, more than two-thirds (66.6 percent) are regular users. The survey was conducted by the media outlet “Salam Afghanistan”…
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoCIT) says fifth-generation (5G) telecom services have been launched for the first time on a trial basis in Kabul city. In a post on X, MoCIT spokesman Enayatullah Alokozay wrote that…
The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) says that with the activation of around 31 new telecom towers across central Logar last year, nearly 90 percent of the province is now covered by telecommunications services.
Following the publication of a Pajhwok Afghan News report on the poor quality of telecommunication and internet services in central Daikundi, the provincial Department of Telecommunications and Information Technology has announced that 10 new telecommunication sites have been activated in various districts of the province.
Seven new telecom sites have been constructed and put into service in Baraki Barak and Kharwar districts and the capital of central Logar province, an official announced on Monday.
The leadership of the Islamic Emirate has allocated eight million afghanis to confirm and determine the ownership of telecom tower lands across the country, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said on Monday.
Internet and telecom services were partially restored in Afghanistan on Wednesday after a nationwide shutdown.
Amnesty International has condemned the nationwide shutdown of internet services in Afghanistan as ‘a reckless move’ that will worsen the country’s humanitarian crisis and violate human rights.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday appealed the interim Afghan government to immediately restore internet and telecommunications access across the country/
Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday, after the interim authorities cut the fibre optic network.
Following the publication of a report by Pajhwok Afghan News on internet and telecom issues in central Daikundi, the Director General of the Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) visited the province and announced the activation of 19 new telecom sites.
In the heart of central Daikundi’s towering mountains, where internet services and educational facilities are limited, a number of girls and women use various educational applications to learn new skills, opening up a fresh path for their academic and professional growth.
About 7,500 SIM cards are daily distributed free of charge by telecommunication companies to newly returnees in Islam Qala port of western Herat province, an official said on Wednesday.
Sixteen new telecom sites are being established in remote areas of six districts and the capital of central Logar province based on recommendations from the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MoCIT), an official said on Wednesday.
As many as 48 new telecome sites are being established in remote areas of southeastern Paktia province, an official announced on Thursday. Acting Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Maulvi Najibullah Haqqani made the announcement during his visit…
Residents of Parchaman district in western Farah province are forced to purchase one GB internet for 200 afghanis from private telecom firms due to the lack of telecommunication services in their area—a price they call backbreaking.
