At the time of writing, no telephone, fax, telex, telegram or postal services are generally available.

No IDD. There is generally a severe shortage of lines for operator-connected international calls.

There is coverage in cities such as Kabul and Herat, and in other small pockets throughout the country.

The first public Internet service opened in Kabul in late 2003, and several post offices have since been outfitted with Internet connections.

Afghanistan's media were seriously restricted under Taleban rule. In late 2001, Radio Afghanistan returned to the air in Kabul after the Taleban deserted the capital. One of the first signs of change was the music broadcast over Radio Afghanistan for the first time in five years. Days later, Kabul TV was back on the air, with a woman presenting the news. Afghanistan's newly-invigorated press enjoys freedom of expression, although print runs are small. There is a small band of private radio and TV stations. A law bans media criticism of Islam and other religions. Press: Newspapers include Hewad and Anis, two Government-sponsored daily newspapers, Kabul Times, an official, English-language newspaper and Kabul Weekly, a private, English-language publication.
TV: Afghanistan Television is state-run; Balkh TV broadcasts from Mazar-e-Sharif; Aina TV is private; Tolu TV is a Kabul-based private channel.
Radio: Radio stations include Radio Afghanistan, a state-run station, Radio Herat, Radio Khilid Kabul (RKK), an FM station set up by NGOs, Arman FM, a private FM network, in Kabul and other cities and Azad Afghan Radio, a private station in Kandahar. Taleban radio re-emerged in April 2005. Relays of foreign radio stations or stations funded from overseas are on the air in Kabul, including the BBC, Radio France Internationale, Deutsche Welle and US-funded broadcasts from Radio Free Afghanistan, which uses the name Azadi Radio, and the Voice of America, which brands its Dari and Pashto broadcasts as Radio Ashna ('Friend').

Prior to military action, airmail used to take one week to reach Europe.