The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) is an organ of the government of Afghanistan. Current communications minister is Amirzai Sangin.The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology provides an annual report to inform the public of advancements in Afghanistan’s technological sector. At the end of 2001 there were an estimated 35000 phones working in all of Afghanistan serving a population of 27 million one of the lowest teledesities in the world.
