[CC] Afghanistan aims to rewire country

[George(s) Lessard]

[INF - 20.08.2002] Afghanistan aims to rewire country.  (Australian IT) THERE 
are only 12,000 functioning telephones for nearly 2 million people in Kabul. 
And most calls never go through. The situation is worse in the provinces. 
Wiring Afghans is a colossal challenge that has only just begun. After years of 
war, Afghanistan is one of the world's poorest countries, and many Afghans have 
never made a phone call or even heard of the internet. Continue
 
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http://makeashorterlink.com/?R33E26C91  

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