To facilitate the rapid development of affordable, high quality telecom services to the entire population of Afghanistan by providing a transparent, non-discriminatory legal-regulatory framework that encourages innovative private sector participation and accelerates the adoption of Information Society Services as soon as possible.

ATRA was established pursuant to the comprehensive telecom law that was signed by HE President Karzai on 18 December 2005 and published in the Official Gazette on 23 February 2006 (OG 878). The full text of the telecom law can also be found on this website.