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Afghanistan’s mining industry never achieved its potential, despite US efforts: SIGAR

10th January, 2023 · admin

Ariana: The US government spent nearly $1 billion to fund critical mineral surveys, mineral exploration, regulatory reforms and capacity development for the former Afghan government, according to the report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR. “US efforts in Afghanistan’s extractives industry presented one of the greatest opportunities for the Afghan government

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Posted in Economic News, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Illegal Mining, Mining, Natural 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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Taliban Starts Marble Extraction in Ghazni with No Consideration of Procurement Law

7th July, 2022 · admin

8am: The Taliban group has started mining marble in Ghazni province without considering the procurement law, local sources reported Thursday. To survive, the group has no other option but to rely on illegal and irresponsible extraction of the underground resources as they used to do when they were fighting against the Kabul Administration. One of

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Posted in Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Ghazni, Illegal Mining, Taliban looting resources |
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What’s Keeping Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth Underground?

4th October, 2021 · admin

Roshan Noorzai VOA News October 4, 2021 WASHINGTON — The international community is renewing its focus on Afghanistan’s mineral wealth, believed to be worth more than $1 trillion, lying untapped within its often-hostile geography. This comes as the newly formed Taliban government faces a looming economic crisis in the country. The mineral deposits could potentially be

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Posted in China-Afghanistan Relations, Economic News, Security, Taliban | Tags: Illegal Mining, rare minerals |
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SIGAR finds Taliban income mainly generated through illicit dealings

5th April, 2021 · admin

Ariana: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a report that the primary sources of income for the Taliban are narcotics, illicit mining, and other illegal activities. The report also notes that the Taliban now controls all aspects of narcotics production, which likely indicates that their total revenues are even higher. Click

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Posted in Drugs, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Illegal Mining |
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Taliban’s Expanding ‘Financial Power’ Could Make It ‘Impervious’ To Pressure, Confidential NATO Report Warns

17th September, 2020 · admin · 17 Comments

By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 16, 2020 The Taliban’s burgeoning financial might could make the militant group immune to pressure from the international community as it negotiates a role in postwar Afghanistan, according to a confidential report commissioned by NATO and obtained by RFE/RL. The Taliban “has achieved, or is close to achieving,

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Posted in Al-Qaeda, Drugs, Economic News, Haqqani Network, NATO-Afghanistan, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Peace Talks, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Hibatullah Akhundzada, Illegal Mining, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, Mullah Omar, Pakistan takeover of Afghanistan via Taliban, Taliban - Pakistani asset |
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Illegal mining costs Afghanistan millions annually: UN

25th August, 2020 · admin · 2 Comments

AA: In its latest National Human Development Report on mineral extraction in Afghanistan, the UN Development Program said the war-ravaged country could have collected over $100 million from minerals in royalties and export duties alone on a yearly basis. It said control of mineral extraction by insurgent groups such as the Taliban and Daesh/ISIS as

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Posted in Economic News, UN-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Illegal Mining |
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Study: Taliban, IS Profit From Illegal Mining of Afghan Talc

23rd May, 2018 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News May 22, 2018 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — A new report Tuesday said Islamic State, the Taliban and corrupt power brokers in Afghanistan are making hundreds of thousands of dollars from illegal and abusive mining of talc, almost 80 percent of which is ending up in the United States and Europe. Earnings from illegal

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Posted in Economic News, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban | Tags: Illegal Mining, Natural Resources, Talc |
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As Afghanistan’s Mining Race Stalls, the Taliban and ISIS Tap Into Illegal Mines

5th January, 2018 · admin

WPR: Illegal mining has become so integral to the Taliban’s shadow government that it has established a fully functioning mining department, known as the Dabaro Comisyoon or “Stones Commission,” to manage the taxation of extracted minerals and ores. It even issues “official” Taliban-sanctioned mining licenses. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Corruption, Economic News, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban | Tags: Illegal Mining |
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Report: Militant Groups in Afghanistan Get Rich Off Mineral Smuggling

2nd February, 2017 · admin

Noor Zahid VOA News February 1, 2017 The smuggling of Afghan minerals supplies millions of dollars to armed groups, insurgents and strongmen in the country, an Afghan anti-corruption watchdog reported Wednesday. The Afghanistan Anti-Corruption Network said in a report that militant groups last year received at least $46 million from minerals and precious stones illegally

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Posted in Corruption, Economic News, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban | Tags: Illegal Mining, Nangarhar |
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