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A 13-year-old school student has invented a sun-tracking solar panel device in eastern Nangarhar province.
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Nimroz residents want internet services improved
Residents of northwestern Nimroz are complaining about what they say inferior quality internet service, while officials say the issue is being addressed.
142 new telecom sites installed in Uruzgan this year
Telecommunication and Information Technology Department officials in central Uruzgan province say they have installed 142 new telecom sites to extend telecom services in the province this solar year that ends on March 21. Provincial telecommunication and IT director Maulvi…
Getting modern education compulsory for Muslims: Zaeef
Former Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Salaam Zaeef has said that obtaining modern education of science and technology in current circumstances was compulsory.
18 new telecom sites activated in Nangarhar this year
Eighteen new telecommunication sites were installed and activated this year in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday. Maulvi Zabihullah Zaki, Nangarhar telecommunication and information technology director, told a meeting they activated 18 new telecom sites this…
Nangarhar: Hesarak residents find access to internet
Residents of Hisarak district of eastern Nangarhar province have found access to the internet services for the first time.
Telecom services being extended to Uruzgan’s Shiro area
Residents of Gizab district in central Uruzgan province complain they lack access to telecommunication services, but officials say the problem is being resolved. A number of tribal elders and religious scholars from Shiro area of Gizab district visited…
Most Lajah Mangal district residents without telecom service
The residents of Lajah Mangal district in southeastern Paktia province have complained against the non-availability of telecom service and said they walk about two hours to reach to the mountain peak in order establish mobile contact.
396 fake social media accounts created in name of 21 key figures
Many fake social media pages have been created in names of key figures and politicians in the previous and current government, sowing hate, hostilities, prejudice and differences in the nation.
Selling SIM cards above fixed rate to invite legal action: MoTIT
In response to people’s complaints about high SIM card rates, the Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology (MoTIT) has fixed a SIM card rate at 100 afghanis, saying no telecom company can sell it at a higher price.…
Some Jawzjan residents demand improvement in telecom service
Some residents of Khumab and Khwaja Du Koh districts in northern Jawzjan province have complained low quality of telecommunication service and urged the authorities to address the problem.
Panjsher’s Paryan district residents find access to internet
Residents of Paryan district in central Panjsher province say they are happy with the provision of 3G internet service. It comes 10 months after Pajhwok Afghan News quoted residents of Hisa-i-Awal, Abshar and Paryan districts as complaining about…
Some Khost areas still lack access to telecom services
Residents of some areas in southeastern Khost province walk for hours and scale heights to make a telephone call owning to lack of access to telecommunication services. One such remote area is Algadi in Zazi Maidan district,…
Customers decry low quality, expensive internet
Some residents of Kabul and other provinces complain about low internet speed and say the bandwidth service is expensive. Kabul residents complain internet packages of telephone companies are expensive and they face many problems while using the packages.…
First ever telecom antenna installed in Badakhsan’s Pamir
For the first time, a telecommunication antenna of Salaam Network has been installed and activated in the Loye Pamir area of northeastern Badakhan province, an official said on Monday. About 150 families gained access to telecom services with…
Frequency monitoring and control centre set up in Kabul
A frequency monitoring and control centre has been set up in Kabul to prevent illegal networks, identify locations of interfering devices and check illegal telecom broadcasts.
15 new telecom sites established in Ghor
Fifteen more telecommunication sites have been created in Ferozkoh, the capital of western Ghor province, and some districts in the past two years, an official said on Tuesday.
Telecom services inaccessible in 16 Badakhshan districts
Residents of remote districts of northeastern Badakhshan complain about their lack of access to telecommunication services. However, the provincial Telecommunication and Information Technology department says that more than 30 projects of telecom and internet services are being implemented…
Over 42,000 free SIM cards distributed to returnees
Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) officials in the eastern zone say they have distributed more than 42,000 SIM cards free of charge to Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan. Mobile telecom antennas have also been installed by telecommunication companies…
Kabul residents complain low quality internet, high price
Some residents in capital Kabul have complained against the low quality and high rate of internet, while the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) said 279 new telecom sites would be created nationwide in the near future.…
Ghazni residents complain about poor quality internet service
Residents of southern Ghanzi province are complaining about poor quality internet service, but officials say 12 recently installed telecom antennas will be made functional soon. Aziz Azimi, a resident of Ghazni city, told Pajhwok Afghan News he…
Sara Wahedi wins ‘Entrepreneur of the Year Award’
Sara Wahedi has become the first Afghan woman to receive the One Young World ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award for the concept and innovation of Ehtesab Application. Wahedi wrote on her X handle: “Humbled to be the first…
Telecom services being extended to deprived Farah areas
The Telecommunications and Information Technology department says 25 areas in western Farah province are still deprived of telecom services, but efforts are underway to bring them under coverage. The department head, Abdul Majeed Abuzar, told Pajhwok that…
4 Roshan Company offices closed in Nimroz
Four sales and telecommunication offices of Roshan Telecommunication Company has been closed in southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Thursday. Syed Abdul Ali Yasinzai, the Afghanistan Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (ATRA) director, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “All Roshan…
