Telephones 31,200 (1983 est.)

Telephone system
domestic: very limited telephone and telegraph service
international: satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) linked only to Iran and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean Region)

Radio broadcast stations AM 6, FM 0, shortwave 2

Radios 1.8 million (1996 est.); note - about 60% of families own a radio

Television broadcast stations NA
note: one television station run by Jumbesh faction provides intermittent service

Televisions 100,000 (1993 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Afghanistan on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Afghanistan Communications 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Afghanistan Communications 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.