Telephone numbers in Afghanistan
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Fixed (landline) codes
Area codes in Afghanistan are two digits long. It is common to write phone numbers as (0xx) yyy-yyyy, where xx is the area code. The 0 prefix is for long-distance dialing from within the country. International callers should dial +93 xx yyyyyyy.
Area codes for common cities are:
- 093 xx yyyyyyy: Afghanistan
- 020 yyy yyyy: Kabul
- 026 yyy yyyy: Daykundi
- 030 yyy yyyy: Kandahar
- 040 yyy yyyy: Herat
- 050 yyy yyyy: Mazar-i-Sharif
- 060 yyy yyyy: Jalalabad
- 070 yyy yyyy: Gardez
Mobile phone codes
There are six mobile phone companies currently operating in Afghanistan. Mobile phone numbers are written as (0xx yyy-yyyy), where xx is the code. The 0 prefix is for dialing from within the country. International callers should dial +93 xx yyy yyyy.
Some of the mobile phone codes are:
- 070 yyy yyyy
- 071 yyy yyyy
- 079 yyy yyyy
- 072 yyy yyyy
- 078 yyy yyyy
- 073 yyy yyyy
- 077 yyy yyyy
- 076 yyy yyyy
- 074 yyy yyyy
- 075 yyy yyyy
- 07* yyy yyyy
See also
References
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External links
- [http://dialcodesplus.com/country/afghanistan.html Afghanistan country and area codes]
- [http://mcit.gov.af/ Afghanistan Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]
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