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Ghani Orders Termination of Gold, Copper Mining Contracts

1st December, 2019 · admin 1 Comment
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Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani ordered the termination of two major mining contracts – for Balkhab copper deposit in Sar-e-Pul province and for a gold deposit in Badakshan — during a High Economic Council meeting last week. The order was confirmed by Abdul Qadir Mutfi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum. Finance Ministry spokesman said contracts were terminated due to a “lack of financial commitment” by contractors. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Economic News | Tags: Ashraf Ghani, Mining, Natural Resources |
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One thought on “Ghani Orders Termination of Gold, Copper Mining Contracts”

  1. Dostmohammad says:
    December 2, 2019 at 3:22 am

    I guess President Ghani was not getting enough kickbacks.

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