Dubai: Etisalat Afghanistan has achieved 24 per cent market share in 27 provinces of Afghanistan, the company said in a press release Wednesday. Etisalat Afghanistan held its first annual gathering in Dubai. Present at the event was Etisalat chairman Mohammad Omran and members of etisalat's senior management.

Also present were Saeed Al Hameli, CEO of Etisalat Afghanistan and Afghan Minister of Finance, the Chief of Telecommunications and Information Technology in the Afghan parliament and a large number of Afghan businessmen.

"When we decided to invest in the telecommunications sector of Afghanistan, we were aware of the scale of the challenges and the opportunities that lie ahead, ... to supporting this country as best way we can," Mohammad Omran said yesterday.