Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

The key details for mobile messaging in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan are below. We have full one-way reach to all mobile operators in this region. For a datasheet that contains more information, such as best practices and the proportion of subscribers on each mobile operator, please contact us.

See help for an explanation of each field.

Region

Southern Asia

Dialing Code

93

1-way

Yes

2-way

No

2-way Setup Time

-

Primary Character Encoding

GSM

Max Characters for Single-part message

160*

Multi-part messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts

Yes

Mobile Number Portability

No

Alphanumeric Originator maintained on 1-way

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator Registration required

Yes, Roshan and Afghan Telecom

Short Code maintained on 1-way

Variable*

Local Long Code maintained on 1-way

Variable*

International Long Code maintained on 1-way

Variable*

* Notes

1-way Long Codes, Short Codes and Alphas maintained on MTN and Roshan. Other Operators will replace Originator

Guidance / Restrictions

No spam, political, religious or adult content. Opt in required for marketing messages