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In Afghanistan, coal mining relies on the labor of children

1st January, 2023 · admin

NPR: Even in wealthy, developed nations with advanced technologies, heavy machinery and readily available protective equipment, mining can be a dangerous and sometimes deadly job. In Afghanistan, where much of the coal is mined by hand, every descent into the bowels of this mountain is a gamble. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Children, Economic News | Tags: Child Labor, Coal Mining in Afghanistan, Labor conditions in Afghanistan |
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2 killed as coal mine collapses in northern Afghanistan

22nd November, 2022 · admin

Xinhua: At least two mine workers were killed as a coal mine collapsed in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province on Monday, Mawlawi Abdullah Hamid, head of Baghlan’s coal mine enterprise, said Tuesday. Non-standard mining, poor equipment and unskilled workers to extract the underground treasure, according to Afghans, often claim the lives of miners in Afghanistan. Click

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Posted in Economic News | Tags: Baghlan, Coal Mining in Afghanistan |
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Back to black: What Afghanistan’s new focus on coal tells us

18th August, 2022 · admin

openDemocracy: The Afghan official told openDemocracy that the country’s mines are “labour intensive, don’t use high technology and machinery and only provide risky work, without safeguards or insurance”. “But,” they added, explaining how such mines continue to find willing workers, “so many Afghans are starving, they don’t even care about their own life”. Click here

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Posted in Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Coal Mining in Afghanistan, Taliban looting resources |
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The Taliban’s black gold: militants seize on coal to reboot economy

4th August, 2022 · admin

FT: As Afghanistan battles economic crisis Islamists increase exports to generate revenue with the help of child labour Dozens of men and boys, covered head to toe in coal dust, stream in and out of the mine shafts bored deep into a mountain in northern Afghanistan…  Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Children, Economic News, Environmental News, Taliban | Tags: Child Labor, Coal Mining in Afghanistan, Taliban looting resources |
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Taliban Again Raise Coal Prices Amid Booming Exports to Pakistan

16th July, 2022 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News July 16, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s cash-strapped Taliban government has tripled prices for coal in less than a month to raise revenue from its mining sector amid a lack of direct foreign funding and booming coal exports to neighboring Pakistan. The spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum in Kabul, Esmatullah

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Posted in Economic News, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Coal Mining in Afghanistan, Taliban looting resources |
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Cash-Strapped Taliban ‘Exploiting’ Afghanistan’s Natural Resources To Boost Revenue

16th July, 2022 · admin

Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 15, 2022 Cash-strapped and cut off from international aid, the Taliban-led government is tapping into Afghanistan’s natural resources to boost revenue. Since the Taliban toppled the Western-backed government in Kabul and seized power in August 2021, the export of and custom duties from coal have become a key

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Posted in Economic News, Ethnic Issues, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Coal Mining in Afghanistan, Illegal Mining, Mehdi Mujahid, Taliban infighting, Taliban looting resources |
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Afghan Coal Sold to Companies Linked to Pakistan Army: Analyst

10th July, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: Owners of coal factories in Afghanistan said the Afghan coal is being sold to three Pakistani companies: Fauji Fertilizer Power Station, Cherat Cement Factory and Lucky Cement and Coal.  Economists said these companies are connected with the Pakistan Army. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Economic News, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Coal Mining in Afghanistan, Taliban looting resources |
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Ramped-Up Coal Exports to Pakistan Causing Truck Shortage

5th July, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: Hundreds of tonnes of coal from mines across the country are being exported on a daily basis to Pakistan. The industrial companies working in the coal business said that the majority of coal is from Dara-e-Soof of Samangan and Balkhab district of Sar-e-Pul province. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Economic News, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Coal Mining in Afghanistan, Taliban looting resources |
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Pakistan to import coal from Afghanistan in rupees

28th June, 2022 · admin

Ariana: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the import of coal from Afghanistan in rupees instead of US dollars, saying the move will help the country save precious foreign exchange. Sharif on Monday chaired a meeting on improving the transportation system of coal imported from Afghanistan in the country, the Express Tribune reported. “The

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Posted in Economic News, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Coal Mining in Afghanistan, Taliban looting resources |
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One Certainty For Afghans: The Taliban And Taxes

16th June, 2022 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 16, 2022 Afghans are struggling to make ends meet amid an economic crisis that has disrupted basic services, left them with rising costs and dim employment prospects, and battered the health and financial sectors. But the country’s Taliban leaders, limited to domestic revenue to fund its first annual budget, have

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Posted in Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Coal Mining in Afghanistan, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban looting resources, Taxes |
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