Registration is made directly at the second level, or on the third level beneath various categorized subdomains at the second level. Third-level domains have restrictions based on which second-level domain they are registered under. Registration on the second level is unrestricted, but more expensive. All fees are higher for international registrants.
The .af domain was delegated to Abdul Razeeq in 1997, a year after Taliban fighters had captured Kabul and founded the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. NetNames of London initially maintained the domain following an agreement with the IANA.[2] Razeeq later disappeared, halting some services. The domain was reopened on March 10, 2003, as a joint program between UNDP and the Afghan Ministry of Communications.[3]
With the fall of Kabul the .af domain again came under the control of the Taliban. ICANN said it "defers decision making to within the country".[4][5]
internet, country, code, level, domain, cctld, afghanistan, administered, afgnic, service, undp, august, 2020, used, 5960, domains, introduced16, october, 1997tld, typecountry, code, level, domainstatusactiveregistryafgnicsponsorministry, communications, infor. af is the Internet country code top level domain ccTLD for Afghanistan It is administered by AFGNIC a service of the UNDP As of 26 August 2020 af was used by 5960 domains 1 afIntroduced16 October 1997TLD typeCountry code top level domainStatusActiveRegistryAFGNICSponsorMinistry of Communications and Information TechnologyIntended useEntities connected with AfghanistanActual useGets some use in AfghanistanRegistered domains5960 26 August 2020 1 Registration restrictionsThird level names have restrictions based on which second level name they are beneath StructureRegistrations are taken directly at the second level or at the third level beneath various second level subdomainsDocumentsICANN MoU PoliciesDispute policiesDispute resolution proceduresRegistry websitenic afLogo under the Islamic Republic of AfghanistanRegistration is made directly at the second level or on the third level beneath various categorized subdomains at the second level Third level domains have restrictions based on which second level domain they are registered under Registration on the second level is unrestricted but more expensive All fees are higher for international registrants The af domain was delegated to Abdul Razeeq in 1997 a year after Taliban fighters had captured Kabul and founded the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan NetNames of London initially maintained the domain following an agreement with the IANA 2 Razeeq later disappeared halting some services The domain was reopened on March 10 2003 as a joint program between UNDP and the Afghan Ministry of Communications 3 With the fall of Kabul the af domain again came under the control of the Taliban ICANN said it defers decision making to within the country 4 5 Second level domains edit gov af com af org af net af edu af tv af media af 6 References edit a b Domain Count Statistics for TLDs domaintools com Retrieved 26 August 2020 IANA Report on Redelegation of the af Top Level Domain Pitman Tom 8 March 2003 Afghanistan to Launch Internet Domain ourmidland com Midland Daily News Retrieved 26 August 2020 Bode Karl 31 August 2021 Afghanistan s Government Websites Are Frozen in Time Vice Retrieved 30 December 2021 Stokel Walker Chris 7 September 2021 The battle for control of Afghanistan s internet Wired UK Retrieved 30 December 2021 Dot AF New Announcement nic af Archived from the original on 3 October 2020 Retrieved 26 August 2020 External links editIANA af whois information AFGNIC official site AfghanServer af registrant nbsp This Internet domain name article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Afghanistan related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title af amp oldid 1188401704, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
