Etisalat Afghanistan is 100% owned subsidiary of Etisalat UAE. Etisalat is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world and the leading operator in the Middle East and Africa, headquartered in the UAE. Etisalat operates in 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, servicing over 135 million customers out of a total population of approximately 1.9bn people. Etisalat Afghanistan started its operations in Afghanistan in August 2007. Since then the company has invested more than $ 400 Million in Afghanistan and revenue growth has doubled every year. The company is the fastest-growing mobile phone company in Afghanistan Etisalat is providing voice and data services in 30 provinces and 182 districts with more than 12,000 retail outlets.