Afghan War Blog

A plan to pay the Afghan Local Police or ALP in Kapisa province by electronic transfer is working out well (at least according to Resolu...

The World Bank has published online a paper entitled "Logged On: Smart Government Solutions from South Asia" (December 2014). The...

Theresa Falke, a member of the "Friends of Afghanistan (FKA) - a German non-profit volunteer NGO - provides us with a detailed account ...

Afghanistan's new president, Ashraf Ghani, is an academic and World Bank expert on state building. He has some experience in technology ...

The 119 Information Center service in Afghanistan is now five years old. Afghans can dial 119 on the phone to reach an emergency call cente...

The telecommunications industry in Afghanistan is one of the bright spots of the Afghan economy. Over 89% of Afghanistan has cell phone c...

The Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has reported on a $6.5M project that provided no benefit (unless you count...

The news coming out of Afghanistan lately has been dismal. The security situation is worse with the Taliban threatening to take over distr...

The CEO of Roshan Telecom was recently interviewed about the role that Roshan has played in transforming Afghan society. When Roshan firs...

Some things are getting better in Afghanistan. Reportedly, according to The Wall Street Journal , cell phone towers in Afghanistan are no...

Corruption is the biggest problem that people face in Afghanistan - and is looked at as more serious than violence or poverty. One aspect of...

Afghanistan has reportedly seen the launch of its first 3G network according to local news source Outlook Afghanistan. UAE -based Etisalat ...