Afghan Telecom (AfTel) is a telecom company offering fixed line, wireless voice and data services under a 25-year license in Afghanistan. The company was government owned and operated but was later purchased by Azizi Bank. In 2005, the Afghan Ministry of Communications spun it off into a private entity, while retaining oversight and control.[1]
AfTel has roughly 200,000 employees in 34 provincial capitals and 254 district centers and villages. It offers traditional wire-line telephones and internet access in the major cities, a third generation GSM-based wireless local loop telephony, a 4G LTE and fiber-based internet services, based on switching, wireless access and satellite equipment.
Afghan Telecom is a beneficiary of a USD $500 million World Bank grant to help government increase telecommunications network connectivity in Afghanistan.[2]
In March 2018, Khyber Khan was appointed as director general and CEO[1]