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Television are the two largest divisions of the Bayat Group. Bayat Energy, is an oil and gas exploration, development and production company founded by Bayat. In October 2016, Bayat Power, a division of Bayat Energy, signed an agreement with the Government of Afghanistan to build
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607:"Centennial Celebrations: Newark College of Engineering Inducts 11 into its Hall of Fame" by Tracey Regan, New Jersey Institute of Technology, March 12, 2019.
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463:"Afghan Wireless Launches First 4G LTE Network in Afghanistan" by Amy Nordrum; IEEE Spectrum; June 1, 2017.
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