KABUL’s shadow district chief was injured and his four accomplices were killed during a security search operation in the Tagab district of northeastern Badakhshan province on Monday, police said. Another six fighters of Qari Eidi, the shadow district chief for…
An agreement was signed on Tuesday for the New Kabul City which would be built on 1,700 acres of land in the Dehsabz district of Kabul and Barikab town of central Parwan province. The deal was signed between…
The Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) on Sunday launched the third generation (3G) technology service in Kabul, saying it would soon be expanded to other provinces. The company obtained a licence for 3G Internet services from the Ministry…
President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai has said the unity government is giving a priority to addressing problems facing the telecom sector, the Presidential Palace said on Monday. The president was talking to representatives of telecommunication companies at a meeting…
Two mobile phone telecommunications companies -- NTN and Etisalat -- have suspended their services in the Daimirdad district of central Maidan Wardak province, officials said on Sunday. The services had been halted since Saturday when cell phones…
Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Amirzai Sangin on Sunday said the expanding telecom coverage would help bring down the internet costs. Sangin inaugurated the Salaam 3G internet service and the Noori fiber optic project in Lashkargah, the capital…
Militants set three mobile phone towers on fire in the Dushi district of northern Baghlan province, an official said on Sunday. The attackers subjected the security guards to severe torture before torching the Afghan Wireless Communications Company (AWCC)…
Kabul contest came to an end, on July 2, and top five reciters were introduced by jury as the winners of the contest. The contest was organized in cooperation with Ariana TV, the media partner for this contest, to identify…
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) on Saturday announced a plan for block fake social media accounts of government officials. But Nasrat Rahimi, the MCIT spokesman, scotched speculation about blocking Facebook and other social media websites.…
Residents of the Chahar Burjak district of southwestern Nimroz province on Sunday said they had to travel nearly a hundred kilometers to make a phone call in the absence of telecom services in the town. The town, the…
KABUL’s first satellite – AFGHANSAT 1 -- was formally launched on Saturday, with officials expecting a $15 million addition to the government’s annual revenue. Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world’s leading satellite operators, and the Ministry…
KABUL’s first satellite ‘Afghansat1’ had successfully been placed into orbit and had started test broadcasts. Previously named Eutelsat W2M, the satellite was launched after a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the MICT and Eutelsat on January 26 this year. The…
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) on Tuesday said the just-inaugurated 3G technology and GSM services would be made available across the country over the next six months. President Hamid Karzai inaugurated the much-awaited 3G mobile…
President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday inaugurated a much-awaited 3G mobile technology project and switch to GSM standards in Kabul. Speaking at a ceremony here, the president praised the nation for each step it took toward progress in the…
The Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MCIT) on Sunday said the bilateral security agreement (BSA) with the US would help overcome insecurity that continued to pose a big challenge to bringing about improvement in the telecom sector.…
The Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MCIT) on Sunday said the bilateral security agreement (BSA) with the US would help overcome insecurity that continued to pose a big challenge to bringing about improvement in the telecom sector.…
KABUL): Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) officials have described 2013 as a year of achievements, but insecurity, impassible areas and the absence of electricity in some parts remain hurdles to expanding telecom services. In 2012, the ministry officials…
LASHKARGAH (PAN): One policeman has been killed and four others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a police check post in Marjah district of the southern Helmand province, an official said Thursday. Fawad Askari, provincial police spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan…
KABUL): The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has said it intends switching to GSM technology from CDMA-based mobile phone services in order to bring down calling rates. The ministry said the telecommunication system in Afghanistan had been based…
KABUL Investment Support Agency (AISA) on Wednesday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation and a long-term partnership. Minister Amirzai Sangin told the signing ceremony in Kabul the MoU would help strengthen technology and communications services and create job…
KABUL): Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Amirzai Sangin said on Tuesday that technical problems continued to block the issuance of computerised identity cards ahead of elections. Addressing the first-ever Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Conference in Kabul, Sangin said…
