The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoCIT) reports that currently over eight thousand kilometers of optical fiber projects have been developed across the country.

Enayatullah Alkozai, the spokesperson for the ministry, emphasizes their efforts to provide internet at lower costs and with better services to the citizens.

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology said: "Currently, Afghanistan is connected to neighboring countries at seven points, and telecommunications networks import internet into Afghanistan through these links, mostly with Central and South Asian countries. The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is trying to connect various parts of Afghanistan with optical fiber."

Meanwhile, several residents of Kabul complain about the high cost of internet.

They state that although the internet is expensive, its quality is low, and they urge the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to focus on improving internet quality.

A Kabul resident told TOLOnews: "The cost of internet is very high. In Afghanistan, the price for one, two, or ten GB of internet is significantly higher compared to other countries."

Ali Reza, another resident of Kabul, said: "The quality of internet in Afghanistan is very poor compared to other countries; however, our expectation is that the companies providing internet services should enhance the quality of their offerings."

Meanwhile, the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries says that investment in the telecommunications and internet sector can also impact the country's economic growth.

Sakhi Ahmad Payman, the First Deputy of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries, said: "There are two options: either the government itself, the Ministry of Communications and the Salaam Network establish a new company and invest in it to both provide good services and ensure the revenue benefits the people of Afghanistan and goes to the state treasury."

Previously, the acting minister of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in a special interview with TOLOnews had stated that currently, over eighteen thousand telecommunications sites are active across the country and 61 percent of the country's citizens have access to telecommunications services; however, he had described these figures as preliminary.