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MTN Is Said to Be Talking to Buyers for Afghan Wireless Unit

  • Afghanistan’s biggest carrier looking to exit Middle East
  • The negotiations do not include potential Chinese buyers
A map of company operations hangs on a wall near a glass elevator at MTN Group Ltd.'s headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa.

A map of company operations hangs on a wall near a glass elevator at MTN Group Ltd.'s headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
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MTN Group Ltd. is in talks with potential international buyers for its wireless business in Afghanistan, a bid to accelerate plans to exit the country, according to people familiar with the matter.

Africa’s biggest mobile-phone operator, the market leader in Afghanistan with a 40% share, is in discussions with several parties, said the people, who asked not be identified as the negotiations are ongoing.