Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) officials say they have activated 4G internet services for the first time in Shirzad district of Nangarhar province.

Attaullah Sahil, head of AWCC in the eastern zone, said that this company has decided to expand telecommunication and internet services in Nangarhar in the future.

The local officials also welcomed this move of Afghan Wireless and said that the residents of this district were deprived of telecommunication services for the past 20 years.

This area used to be a war zone. Here, people did not use the internet. It is hoped that people’s problems will be resolved with the activation of 4G internet services,” said Shukrullah Sedaqat, deputy police command in Nangarhar.

The local residents, while thanking the officials of Afghan Wireless, have asked them to further expand the services of this company in this district.

“We are very grateful to the employees of Afghan Wireless,” said a Nangarhar resident.

“We are very happy, we want such cooperation to continue,” said another resident.

Since the IEA’s takeover, AWCC has covered not only Nangarhar but also many remote areas of eastern provinces such as Kunar, Laghman and Nuristan, which in the past did not have telecommunication services due to war and insecurity.

Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Hedayatullah Badri during his trip to Turkmenistan met separately with the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Deputy Cabinet, the Minister of Oil and Gas, the heads of TAPI, Industry and Urban Development and Railway Directorate.

The ministry’s spokesperson Homayoun Afghan announced that Badri discussed with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan about TAPI, TAP, railway line, optical fiber, oil and gas and trade deals.

He also shared his opinions and suggestions about oil and gas and TAPI project with the relevant Turkmen officials.

The Minister of Industry and Urban Development of Turkmenistan expressed his interest in iron mining and the Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum assured all-round cooperation in this field, and also proposed to build a joint complex in Herat province.

In a meeting with the head of Turkmenistan’s railway department, Badri, while pointing out the importance of the railway, demanded the development of the railway to Herat and Mazar-e-Sharif.

He added that this work is not only important for Afghanistan, but also good news for the countries of the region.

Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, has claimed his government was “actively engaged” with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on cross-border terrorism and that Kabul was “ready to cooperate”.

While talking to reporters, Khan rejected the criticism of his party’s government over resettling alleged terrorists.

He said after the fall of Kabul in 2021, Pakistan asked the IEA to eliminate the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and they were ready to cooperate.

Pakistani officials have claimed that the TTP is operating in Afghanistan for attacks in Pakistan.

Pakistan’s foreign ministry and its military have repeatedly called on the Islamic Emirate to take action against the TTP.

The Islamic Emirate, however, has denied the allegations, saying Afghanistan is not responsible for Pakistan’s “security failure”.