Afghanistan’s much awaited and ambitious fiber optic connectivity project is at its final stage and is estimated to be completed in seven months. Officials from the Afghan Telecom expressed their hope in slashing internet service prices once the fiber optic network is commissioned and put into operation. The project will connect Afghanistan and China via Wakhan port.
Afghanistan is connected to five of its neighbors by optical fiber cables, but technical issues within the country are reasons for slow internet services and high consumer prices. Afghan Telecom official said the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is working on the implementation of the Wakhan corridor project and is also undertaking many other similar projects to connect his country with neighbors. One example is the Silk Route fiber-optic network connecting Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Source: http://www.fomsn.com/fiber-optic-news/james/afghanistan-fiber-project-nears-completion/