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NASA finds 2nd Earth-size world around a nearby star

A second planet has been found in the habitable zone of a star just 100 light-years from our solar system. Discovered in data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, the planet orbits a star called TOI 700, a…

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Telecom minister talks internet issues with Kazakh diplomat

Acting Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology Mawlawi Najibullah Haqqani has discussed the development of telecom services, capacity building of Afghan engineers and internet problems with Kazakhstan ambassador in Kabul. Enayatullah Alokozai, a spokesman for the MoTIT, tweeted:…

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No telecom facility available in Gulistan district: Residents

The residents of Gulistan district in western Farah province have said that no telecommunication network was made functional in the district over the past 20 years. Khan Mohammad Hilali, a local tribal elder, told Pajhwok Afghan News:…

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Sale of unregistered SIM cards largely prevented in Nangarhar

JALALABAD (Pajhwok: The Telecommunications and Information Technology Department of eastern Nangarhar province says it has extensively prevented the sale and purchase of unregistered SIM cards. However, local residents say kidnappers, armed robbers and other criminals still use unregistered SIM cards…

Daikundi residents concerned at poor telecom services

A number of residents of central Daikundi province complain that the telecommunication networks do not work properly, while in some places people have no access to telecommunication services. Mohammad Akbar, a resident of Miramor district, said there was…

People complain low quality internet at Sher Khan Port

Some residents of the Sher Khan Port Commercial Township have complained against the low quality of telecommunication networks and said their services were down and they had to use the SIM Cards of companies from neighbourin Tajikistan.…

Ghazni’s Jaghatu residents demand telecom services

The residents of Jaghatu district of southern Ghazni province complain they have been lacking access to telecommunications services since decades. They say they climb mountains or travel for hours to Ghazni city to make contact with relatives and…

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Takhar residents pining for access to telecom services

Residents of the Mawari Kokcha district and other remote areas of northern Takhar province grumble about having no access to telecom services over the past 20 years, saying the issue must be addressed. Qari Nasim, a resident of…

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Badakhshan residents carp about poor telecom services

Residents of some districts of northeastern Badakhshan province are complaining about poor quality internet and telecom services, urging a solution to the problem. The residents of Juram, Ashkashim, Sheghnana districts and some other areas carp about the low…

Govt asked to defend its citizens, eliminate migration causes

The migrant crisis and problems Afghan refugees face in the world were discussed in Pajhwok’s Twitter space topic, with participants urging the acting government to defend the rights of its citizens and do away with causes behind migration.…

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Roshan telecom franchises closed in Farah

All franchises of the Roshan telecom firm have been closed for selling SIM cards above the fixed price of 100 afghanis in western Farah province. Abdul Majeed, director of information and technology, said: “Today all the franchises…

Kabul residents complain about patchy, expensive internet

Residents of capital Kabul complain of patchy and expensive internet service, while the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MoTIT) announces the creation of a technical team to solve this problem. Pajhwok Afghan News interviewed Kabul citizens in…

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Telecommunication service launched in Ghazni’s Naavi district

Telecommunication service opened in the Naavi district of southern Ghazni province for the first time, an official said on Saturday. Ghazni Communication and Information Technology Director Mawlavi Abdul Wali Tayyib told Pajhwok Afghan News the district was…

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Chak district residents complain about weak telecom services

Residents of the Chak district of central Maidan Wardak province say telecommunication networks do not properly work in their areas. Zarbat Khan, a resident of ​​Chak District, told Pajhwok Afghan News that communication network in their area…

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Telecom services weak, grumble Nangarhar’s Lalpur residents

Residents of the Lalpur district of eastern Nangarhar province are complaining about low quality of telecommunications services, saying the issue has made their lives difficult. Telecom services are weak in Chaknoor, Rina, Parchao and Palosi areas of Lalpur…

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Helmand’s remote areas without telecom services: Residents

People in remote areas of southern Helmand province say telecom services do not work in their areas and the government should address this issue. Residents of Marja, Na Ali, Washir, Nawzad, Garamsir, Khanshin and Kajaki districts say telecom…

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Ghazni residents concerned at poor quality telecom services

Residents of southern Ghazni province complain about poor internet and voice call services in the province, saying the situation has badly affected their daily life activities. Rahmatullah, a resident of Ghazni City, the provincial capital, told Pajhwok Afghan…

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Takhar’s Kalfaghan residents deprived of internet for years

The residents of Kalfaghan district of northern Takhar province say they have been lacking internet services for years while telecommunications networks also do not work properly in the district. Abdul Rahman, who has a money changing shop in…

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For first time, Zabul’s Nowbahar district gets telecom services

For the first time in the past 20 years, telephone and internet services have been launched in Nowbahar district of southern Zabul province. Maulvi Abdul Hadi Yahya, Director of Zabul Telecommunications and Information Technology, told Pajhwok that Nowbahar…

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Facebook shuts down RTA, Bakhtar news agency accounts

Facebook has shut down Dari and Pashtu accounts of the Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) as well as Bakhtar news agency. RTA head Ahmad Wasiq wrote on his Twitter page that the Dari and Pashto Facebook pages of the…

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Nangarhar: 5 remote districts without telecom facility

The residents of five districts in eastern Nangarhar province complained of the non-availability of the telecommunication facility. Officials, however, said telecom companies had been directed to expand their networks to the districts where the facility was not available.…

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Poor telecom services affect our lives: Paktika people

Residents of southeastern Paktika province complain about poor telecommunication services in the province, saying the situation has affected their lives. They say half of the 24 districts of the province are without telecom coverage while there are poor…

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Telecom services do not work in many Zabul areas

Residents of southern Zabul province say telecom services do not work in many areas and poorly work in some areas. Farid Ahmad, a resident of Qalat, told Pajhwok Afghan News that local residents faced problems due to low…

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