Residents of southern Helmand province complain about the poor services of telecommunication companies. Some residents of Lashkargah told Pajhwok Afghan News that telecom firms had been providing inadequate services for the past two months. “This issue has created…
President Ashraf Ghani has termed high prices and poor telecommunication services unacceptable, saying there is need for quality services from companies to the people. The president made the statements during a meeting with the leadership delegation of the…
Residents of eastern Nangarhar province are complaining about poor internet services even in the provincial capital. On the other hand, local officials say they have shared the problem about telecom services with the Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA),…
Residents of western Farah province say telecom services have been suspended in the province for the last five days and as a result, they face problems. Afghan Wireless, Roshan, Etisalat, MTN and state-run Salam are active in…
Taliban militants torched an antenna of the Salaam Telecom and blew up a HUMVEE vehicle of Afghan forces in northern Jawzjan province, local officials said Saturday. Mohammad Nasim Baligh, Jawzjan telecommunication and information technology director, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Local people say Taliban militants forced telecom companies to suspend their services over night in northern Baghlan province. A tribal elder from Baghlan, Sayed Kamal Wardak told Pajhwok Afghan News that telecom services were suspended during the night…
The governor of northern Jawzjan province on Monday warned private telecom companies of not allowing them operate if they failed to offer 24 hours service in the province. Telecom companies in Jawzjan have decided to cease their services…
A contract titled ‘State to State’for provision of mobile Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards andcredit cardshas been awarded to a private Indian company in violation of the bidding process outcome, Pajhwok Afghan News has reliably learnt. The price…
Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Shahzad Aryubi on Tuesday said efforts were underway to stop the usage of unregistered SIM cards and improve telecom services, pledging to resign if failed to do the mentioned tasks. The minister’s statement…
KABUL. Shahzadah Arubi made the announcement while inaugurating an internet page “Asan Wazifa” (Easy Job) here today. He said the page had been approved by the High Economic Council ten days back. “We have been working together with telecommunication firms…
Residents of the capital of southern Ghazni province on Sunday said Taliban insurgents again suspended mobile phone services in the province that faced them with great trouble. Taliban confirmed suspending mobile phone services in Ghazni. It is…
Telecom services are suspended every night in many areas of southeastern Paktia province, complained residents on Thursday, demanding an early solution to the inconvenience. The residents said telecom services were switched off at night over the past one…
President Ashraf Ghani has stressed the need for improved quality and reduced rates of the internet, saying people were not satisfied with telecom services. The presidential remarks came at a meeting with provincial IT directors and Afghanistan Telecom…
KABUL’s decision on the 10 percent telecom tax and set a six-month deadline for the government to activate a transparent system. On October 11, the Wolesi Jirga or lower house of the parliament suspended the 10 percent tax on mobile…
Due to security threats telecommunication towers remain switched off round the clock in 15 of the most violent districts of the country. In 74 other districts, the services are suspended only at night due to lack of adequate…
Four workers of MTN private telecommunication company were kidnapped by Taliban militants in Qush Tapa district of northwest of Jawzjan province Monday, an official said. Governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Reza Ghafori, told Pajhwok Afghan News the four individuals were…
The Taliban have blown up three towers of different private telecommunications companies in the Batikot district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Monday. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the attacks took place…
