AWCC customer in Kandahar wins 1 million AFN in ‘lucky lottery’
An Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) customer from Kandahar on Wednesday won a whopping 1 million afghanis (AFN) in the company’s “lucky lottery”.
Lucky lottery winner Mohammad Rasoul was thrilled to have won the money.
A very excited Rasoul told Ariana News: “I got a call and I was asked if this number was mine. I said yes and they said that you have won a one million afghani award from the Afghan Wireless Communication Company.”
AWCC officials meanwhile said this exciting initiative has brought much relief to many customers over the past few months.
AWCC has been a leader in the industry since its inception 25 years ago and was recognised as Afghanistan’s Telecom Company of the Year at the 2024 Asian Telecom Awards in March this year.
In just over a year, AWCC has increased its active customer base by more than 10%, and has expanded its mobile network footprint by about 15% – taking much needed telecommunication services to some of the most remote regions in the country.
In addition, AWCC rolled out its Kabul-Mazar-Hairaton fiber route earlier this year, connecting Central Asia to South Asia and placing Afghanistan at the center of the region’s digital connectivity hub.
The company has also delivered critical support in times of emergency in the country over the years.
Last year, staff were swiftly mobilized to provide emergency connectivity and humanitarian assistance to earthquake hit Herat.
Islamic Emirate officials in Kandahar meanwhile said they are committed to supporting the private sector, especially the telecommunication networks.
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has traveled to Saudi Arabia, Islamic Emirate spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a post on X on Friday.
Mujahid called the trip “an important step in further strengthening the friendly relations between the two countries.”
He also spoke about the “honorable reception and excellent protocol” extended by Saudi officials to Muttaqi, adding that this reception reflects “Saudi Arabia’s goodwill and positive relations” with the Islamic Emirate.
Holding a prototype that bore his face and an inscription “The Trump Card”, the Republican president told reporters that the special visa would probably be available “in less than two weeks”.
“I’m the first buyer,” he said. “Pretty exciting, huh?”
Trump previously said that sales of the new visa, a high-price version of the traditional green card, would bring in job creators and could be used to reduce the US national deficit.
The billionaire former real estate tycoon, who has made the deportation of millions of undocumented migrants a priority for his second term, said the new card would be a route to highly prized US citizenship.
He said in February that his administration hoped to sell “maybe a million” of the cards and did not rule out that Russian oligarchs may be eligible.
(AFP)
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Friday met with Saif Mohammad al-Katbi, UAE’s special representative for Afghanistan and discussed bilateral relations, trade, visa facilitation, transit development and regional issues, said Zia Ahmad Takal, the head of public relations at the foreign ministry.
In a statement, Takal stated that Muttaqi evaluated the relations between the Islamic Emirate and the UAE as positive and expressed hope that implementing the agreements made during the recent visit to the UAE would further develop the trade and transit relations between the two countries.
According to the statement, Mohammad al-Katbi also regarded the relations between the two countries as important and added that the purpose of his visit to Kabul was to follow up on the recent agreements between the two countries’ foreign ministers.
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