15 million Afghans to have access to internet up to next 5 years

Officials of the ministry of telecommunication and technology in Washington told to Ariananews that nearly 15 million Afghans will have proper access to internet up to the next five years based on US plan.

They said that insecurity is the current challenge for the growth of technology in Afghanistan but the services are developing.

Afghanistan continues to be confronted on the widest possible front by the challenges of moving from a fragile present into a more stable and positive future.

By 2015 despite the positive signs of a civil society taking shape, the country was still suffering from the ongoing conflict.

After many years of war and civil strife, an encouraging aspect of the country’s efforts to rebuild has been the considerable success evident in the creating a functional telecommunications sector virtually from nothing.

Efforts were made to roll out fixed-line services, but the country’s telecommunications services rely heavily on its mobile infrastructure.

In the meantime, internet penetration remained generally low throughout Afghanistan.

With internet access initially relying heavily on dial-up services and an extremely low number of broadband subscribers in place, the online segment of the market was looking for a boost.

The political and civil stability of the country is a dark cloud hanging over the country; it is of course a particular threat to the effectiveness of the telecommunications network and the viability of the telecommunications sector. Nevertheless, there does appear to be a will to secure the future of telecommunications in Afghanistan.