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Afghanistan capital, Central Asia connected through optic fiber

Afghanistan capital, Central Asia connected through optic fiber
Central Asia
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Afghanistan capital Kabul has been connected to central Asian states through Optic Fiber, Afghan Minister for Communication Amirzai Sangin said Wednesday.

While inaugurating 8,000 optic fiber telephones lines in the northern Kunduz province, he said the project had linked Kabul with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

"With the completion of Optic Fiber project today Kabul is connected to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan," Sangin told reporters after inauguration ceremony of the project.

He also added that Kabul would be connected with Pakistan through Fiber project within months.

More than nine million out of the country’s 25 million population have access to telephone in the post-Taliban Afghanistan today, officials said.

Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.