The Information and Culture Department of Nuristan has announced the sale of 242 kilograms of emeralds extracted from the Pashgur mines in the Nurgaram district of the province. The sale was conducted through open bidding, fetching a total value of 24,851,000 Afghanis.<\/p>\n
According to the released statement, the bidding process took place in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Finance and Administration of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, the General Director of Mine Protection, and the Head of Mines and Petroleum.<\/p>\n
Based on the provided information, the sale process was carried out as an open bidding. However, no further details about the participants in the bidding or the allocation of the revenue have been disclosed. In recent years, the management and transparency of natural resource extraction and sales under the Taliban administration have consistently drawn attention and questions from mining sector activists and local residents.<\/p>\n
Nuristan province, located in eastern Afghanistan, is considered one of the regions rich in precious stones, particularly emeralds, and its mines are regarded as significant sources of revenue for the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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