Afghanistan a country that is mainly ruled by the Taliban's military group since 1996-2001 and also in present times their influence is more. So according to the Taliban military group use of the internet, watching movies, and listening to music is not allowed. The thing which was allowed to see their content on radio and television. So let's take a deep dive into what kind of Technology is used in Afghanistan.
Internet usage and social media websites kind of Technology used in Afghanistan
Internet and social media websites like Facebook, Youtube, Google are working fine but the users are very less as here the literacy rate is only 38% including American military group as they visit this country for their duty. Also, one big reason why Afghanistan is poverty only upper-middle-class people use the internet only. From the total population of Afghanistan, only 10% of people use the internet.
Mobile network operators and fibre cables implementation
And talking about mobile phones yes they do use mobile phones 3G services are widely used and recently 4G services are also being integrated into this country. Fibre optic cable was introduced in the year 2016 and this not only boosted them to the development of the country but also their standard of living.
E-banking and Digital Payments and usage of SMS service Technology in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the country that got a revolution in payments after the integration of Fiber optic cable. Today they making digital payments and E-banking because earlier there was "Dallas" which use to get some amount per transaction and lately they use to fund the Taliban's group. This is a positive sign for the country. When we talk about SMS service they are still used widely but the problem is that this Taliban's crew use to close cellphone networks for 3-4 days or more.
Recent news
Recently one major Technology was introduced in Afghanistan a guy of 33 years old made a water heater which used to make 100 litres of hot water in just a minute. But the sad part is that he was being threatened by the military group and told if you don't take back his thing we will torture him and his family. Another thing is that Afghanistan ladies are making their country proud today by getting awards for their achievement in robotics.
Conclusion on Technology in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a great country and it will take time to grow in the field of technology and it should reduce the usage of SMS it is like we use to do way back in 2007-2008. Hope you guys like my very informative blog and do comment your views on it. Do check my other posts. Also, check this website as well.