Category Archives: News and Events

Paywast, Afghanistan’s largest provider of social media has consistently gained recognition and acknowledgement since launching in 2011. In July 2014, Paywast won a Special Mention Award at the prestigious mBillionth event in the Indian capital of New Delhi. The trophy was awarded for the Paywast Call Center for Maternal Health in Kabul. The mHealth call Continue Reading

Paywast signed several contracts with Salam Watandar radio in March 2014 in Kabul. Under the first contract Salam Watandar radio will use the Paywast PayAd service to send their advertising messages to their listeners. The second contract is to use Paywast Payam2 service and the third one is for use of Paywast PayLive service in Continue Reading

March 26, 2014 Paywast has recently conducted a large-scale elections survey across Afghanistan. We have asked our users if they know how to register to vote, if they have received a voter’s card, if they feel voting is safe, and if they would consider voting for someone outside their own ethnic group. We also asked Continue Reading

Paywast signed a contract with Zamzama Radio on March 8th, 2014 in Kabul. Under the contract, Zamzama Radio will be using Paywast services in its “Pooladarak” and “Behtareen Ha” shows. Zamzama Radio is a private radio station, broadcasting on a single frequency 92.3 FM. It is a popular radio station among the younger generation. All Continue Reading

March 3, 2014 With the Afghan presidential elections only a month away, it is more important than ever to ensure an open democratic process across society, and to enable Afghan citizens to raise their voices and use their constitutionally protected freedom of speech.  Paywast, through our SMS-based social networking platform, reach out to more than Continue Reading

Paywast signed a contract with Wazifa, www.wazifa.af, one of Afghanistan’s major job search websites, on December 9th, 2013. Wizifa will use Paywast’s service to provide better communication with its users and inform them of new upcoming opportunities. Wazifa was founded to change the way job seekers look for a job and employers for a talent. Continue Reading

Paywast signed a contract with Balkh Chamber of Commerce & Industries, BalkhCCI, on December 6th, 2013. Based on this contract BalkhCCI will use Paywast’s Payam services to send their businessmen business law notes as well as business rights, rules and regulations. Payam services will allow the business owners to not only receive short messages but Continue Reading

For the first time, Afghan businesses participated in Bakutel 2013, the 19th Azerbaijan International Telecommunication and IT Exhibition and Conference. The event was held from the 2nd to the 5th of December. This year’s theme was “Year of ICT in Azerbaijan.” As the largest telecommunications exhibition in the Caspian basin, Bakutel 2013 brought together 300 Continue Reading

Paywast signed a contract with Shams Production, a private media production company owned by Shams Group International, on November 31st, 2013. Under this contract Shams Production will use Paywast’s services for its show “Who Wants to Be Wealthy” aired on Zhwandoon TV. This show is a version of the popular English program “Who Wants to Continue Reading

On November 27th, 2013 Paywast, Afghanistan’s first mobile-based social networking outlet, launched Afghanistan’s first smartphone news app called Paywast News in association with Khaama Press-Afghanistan’s largest online newspaper- and Wadsam.com-Afghanistan’s First Business News Portal. The Paywast News app will enable 800,000 Afghans who have smartphones in the country, and millions of users around the world Continue Reading