Taliban authorities in Afghanistan’s Kunar province said they earned more than 150 million afghanis from the sale of precious stones in an auction.<\/p>\n
Officials from the Taliban-run Department of Mines and Petroleum in Kunar said that around 500 kilograms of precious and semi-precious stones, worth more than 150 million afghanis, were sold to domestic and Chinese traders in the auction.<\/p>\n
Mohammad Shirin Haqqani, head of the Taliban’s Department of Mines and Petroleum in Kunar, said the auction was held on Monday evening, 27 \u0645\u06cc\u0632\u0627\u0646, at the gemstone market in the city of Asadabad, and 10% of the sale amount was deposited into the Taliban treasury as revenue.<\/p>\n
He added that the stones traded included kunzite and tourmaline, which were extracted from mines in the districts of Manogi and Chapa Dara in the province. The extraction of various precious and semi-precious stones such as beryl, quartz and morganite is under way in hundreds of mines in these districts.<\/p>\n
Reports indicate that since the Taliban returned to power, the extraction and sale of mineral resources, especially gold and precious stones, has increased in various provinces. However, it is said that the revenue from these resources is being used for the Taliban’s military and administrative expenses rather than being invested in local infrastructure, raising concerns about the inadequate exploitation of mines and its negative impact on the economic development of local areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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