The number of 4G subscribers in Afghanistan has surpassed 10 million, according to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

Inayatullah Alokozay, the ministry’s spokesman, said in a post on X that Afghanistan currently has around 32 million active SIM cards, including approximately 17 million internet users.

Of those internet users, nearly 10 million are now using 4G services, reflecting a significant expansion in access to high-speed mobile internet across the country.

Alokozay said that before the Islamic Emirate returned to power, the number of 4G subscribers stood at just over 2 million, while the total number of internet users was below 10 million.

He attributed the increase to the expansion of telecommunications coverage, which has brought mobile and internet services to a larger share of the country’s population.

The Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Afghanistan, Dr. Mirdef bin Ali Al-Qashouti, has held a farewell meeting with Bilal Emre, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Türkiye in Kabul, marking the conclusion of the Turkish diplomat’s tenure in Afghanistan.

According to the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Kabul, Ambassador Al-Qashouti praised Bilal Emre’s contributions to strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation during his mission in Afghanistan.

The Qatari ambassador also wished the Turkish diplomat continued success in his future assignments.

More than 160 people have been deported from the United States to Haiti as the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement following the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals.

According to Democracy Now!, the flight was the first deportation flight to Haiti since the US Supreme Court allowed the administration to end TPS protections for an estimated 350,000 Haitians.

The flight landed Thursday in Cap-Haïtien in northern Haiti. Port-au-Prince’s main international airport has been considered too dangerous for such operations amid widespread gang violence and political instability.

Many of those deported had held TPS and had lived and worked in the United States since 2010.

The termination of the protection has raised concerns among Haitian communities and immigration advocates, who warn that thousands of people could be sent back to a country facing severe security and political challenges.

The Trump administration has defended the policy as part of its broader immigration crackdown, arguing that temporary protections are not intended to provide a permanent path to remain in the United States.First deportation flight to Haiti arrives as US ends temporary protected status.