Introduction
How is the communication system in Afghanistan? Here, Broadcast media include under the Taliban, independent media outlets have decreased and are probably self-censoring; the Ministry of Information and Culture monitors all mass media; television and radio are key media platforms; only about a fifth of Afghans use the internet, mostly through smartphones (2023). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Afghanistan
Internet country code .af
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Total 33,000 (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2023 est.) less than 1
Internet users
Percent of population 18% (2023 est.)
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 182,000 (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2023 est.) less than 1
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 23 million (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 57 (2021 est.)
All Important Facts about Afghanistan

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Afghanistan is found in Southern Asia