Prominent entrepreneur, international investor and a member of the Saudi Royal family, Prince Al-Walid bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, said yesterday in a meeting with the Afghan President Hamid Karzai here in Kabul, that perception given by media about Afghanistan has been inaccurate. “Afghanistan has plenty of investment opportunities and the conditions security-wise [...]

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, through the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies (MCIT), intends to offer for sale 80% of the share capital of Afghan Telecom Corporation (AfTel), a public company incorporated under the laws of Afghanistan, whose entire share capital is owned by the MCIT.
AfTel was incorporated in September 2005 and operates fixed [...]

Japan to provide a fresh grant of 3 billion Japanese Yen (approximately 29 million U.S. dollars) to Afghanistan. the two countries signed an agreement in Kabul yesterday
Hideo Sato, the ambassador of Japan to Afghanistan, and Mohammad Kabir Farahi, the deputy to Afghan Foreign Ministry, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective governments.
The grant, which [...]

Mobile Communication is one of the booming sectors in Afghanistan. Mobile Communication were introduced in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. It has become the main means of communication and one of the fastest-growing and most profitable sectors in the country’s economy.
Currently there are four mobile operators in Afghanistan.
Roshan Telecom
Roshan is [...]

For the first time since its establishment, the Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) has published an Investors’ Directory of its registered companies, which aims to market the businesses within Afghanistan and abroad as well as ease communications between the companies, customers and other interested parties.
Director of Research and Policy Department of AISA, Said Mubin Shah, [...]

Kabul-based news media are invited to attend the press conference at Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA).
This press conference is an event aiming to launch the Investors’ Directory, an initiative by AISA, the main purpose of which is to market the businesses within Afghanistan and abroad as well as to ease communications between the companies, customers [...]

Mohammad Ehsan Zia the Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development signed 19 development contracts worth US$1,649,752 with the private companies in Kandahar province.
These project which are designed to provide needed facilities, respond the socio-economic necessities and improve the quality of life in rural communities and include construction of 2 health clinics, construction of 12.5km road, [...]

With the support of the FAO Integrated Dairy Development project in Herat Province, farmers of primary cooperatives in Enjil, Guzara and Karokh districts have been organised into a higher level cooperative structure called the Herat Livestock Development Union (HLDU). This is the first livestock development union in Herat, and the fourth union established in the [...]

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) took a major step forward today (11 March 2008) with its plan to assist the development of higher education in Afghanistan, inaugurating a branch office at Balkh University to manage its recently signed US$ 1.5 million University Partnership Program to assist the Faculty of Engineering at Balkh University. [...]

On Sunday 9 March at 12pm, Afghanistan’s first ever participation in the largest technology exhibition CeBIT came to an end after six days. Afghanistan achieved tremendous amount of encouragement and appreciation for its rapid advancement in the ICT sector from the world wide media. The exhibition however served more of a purpose than just media [...]