The Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology of Afghanistan was established 1955. Afghanistan has been entered in the world of Electronic communication in 1898 by installing a one-to-one wired telephone at Arg palace (Royal residence ) in kabul .

 Telegraph service was the next telecommunications facility launched in Afghanistan in 1914 ; in 1919 several 50-line and 100-line telephone systems (switchboars) were installed in the Sahi -Du -Shamshera post office in kabul . for the first time 14 students were given scholarships to get education in wireless telegraphy abroad.

 

Telecommunications in Afganistan have been dramatically increased since 2002 , and several wireless companis , internet ,radio staionsand and television channals have been embarked on. In Afghanistan , there are several telecommunications companys like : Afghan wireless and ,Roshan, Areeba(MTN) , Etisalat etc, but afghan wireless and Roshan are the first cellular phons which have been established in the beginning of new millennium . the companis have been trying develop and expand telephone , internet , television and radio broadcasting services throughout the country .