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Taliban Arrest Chinese Nationals for Allegedly Smuggling Afghan Lithium

22nd January, 2023 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News January 22, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have arrested five men, including two Chinese nationals, for allegedly trying to smuggle an estimated 1,000 metric tons of lithium-bearing rocks out of the country. The arrests and the seizure of the rocks were made in the eastern Afghan border city of Jalalabad.

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Posted in China-Afghanistan Relations, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Lithium, Natural Resources, smuggling |
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Weapons Smuggling Increased from Shamalzoi District of Zabul to Pakistan

29th October, 2022 · admin

8am: Sources on Saturday, October 29, said that local Taliban authorities smuggle weapons across the border by using some local residents. Based on the information, American weapons, including night vision cameras, rifles, and snipers have a very demanding market in Pakistan, particularly the Pakistani military members prefer these weapons. Click here to read more (external

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Posted in Corruption, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Corrupt Taliban, smuggling, Zabul |
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Following The Trail Of Smuggled Medicine From Iran To Afghanistan

29th June, 2022 · admin

It’s been estimated that 95 percent of the medicine in Afghanistan enters the country illegally. According to an investigation by RFE/RL’s Radio Farda, a significant portion of the pharmaceuticals come from Iran and are smuggled into Afghanistan on trucks and buses.

Posted in Health News, Iran-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Medicine, smuggling |
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Escaping Afghanistan: People-Smuggling Thrives On Bribes To Taliban

27th May, 2022 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi May 27, 2022 The Taliban has tried to stem the flow of Afghans attempting to escape economic ruin and persecution. But, despite an official ban, the smuggling of undocumented migrants to neighboring Iran and Pakistan continues to rise with the help of Taliban border guards and officials willing to look the other

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Posted in Economic News, Iran-Afghanistan Relations, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants, Taliban | Tags: Bribe, Escape from the Taliban, smuggling |
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US authorities return 33 antiquities to Afghanistan

20th April, 2021 · admin

1TV: US authorities on Monday returned 33 antiquities valued approximately $1.8 million to Afghanistan. The antiquities were handed over to the Afghan ambassador by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and the Department of Homeland Security. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Art and Culture, History, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: smuggling |
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‘Millions of Dollars, 100s of Kilograms of Gold Smuggled Abroad’

9th March, 2021 · admin

Tolo News: Documents seen by TOLO news show that millions of dollars and hundreds of hundreds of kilograms of gold have been smuggled out of Afghanistan. Sources told TOLO news that a number of lawmakers and politicians in collaboration with the government officials are smuggling US cash and gold from Hairatan Port. Click here to

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Posted in Corruption, Economic News | Tags: Ashraf Ghani Government, smuggling |
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The Afghan Deputy And The Mystery Of The Smuggled Gold Bars

3rd March, 2021 · admin

RFE/RL’s Tajik Service March 2, 2021 A high-ranking Afghan politician has found himself at the center of a scandal in Tajikistan involving $15 million in cash and some 90 kilos of gold bars seized from smugglers at the Dushanbe airport in November. Mohammad Mirza Katawazai, the deputy chairman of the Afghan parliament, angrily rejects the

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Posted in Corruption, Media, Other News | Tags: Mohammad Mirza Katawazai, smuggling, Tajikistan-Afghanistan Relations |
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Saleh rejects SIGAR claims of cash being smuggled out through airport

26th January, 2021 · admin

Ariana: Amrullah Saleh, First Vice President has rejected the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction’s (SIGAR) report over the smuggling of cash from the Hamid Karzai International Airport. In his daily 6:30 am meeting, Saleh stated: “However a massive amount of foreign currency does exit Afghanistan’s porous land borders by cross-border networks. Click here to

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Posted in Corruption, Economic News | Tags: Amrullah Saleh, smuggling |
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SIGAR: Smugglers Use VIP Security Bypass at Kabul Airport

25th January, 2021 · admin

Tolo News: The US Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in a report published on Jan. 14 says that since the collapse of the Taliban regime in  2001, cash smuggling out of Afghanistan’s international air and land ports has been a concern for the Afghan government, the United States, and the international community. This latest

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Posted in Corruption, Economic News | Tags: smuggling |
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Pakistani Authorities Seize 74 Smuggled Falcons

18th October, 2020 · admin

Tolo News: Pakistani authorities seized 74 smuggled falcons belonging to “endangered species” in raids at a posh residential area in the southern port city of Karachi, a customs official said on Saturday (October 17).  At a press conference, the customs collector Mohammad Saqif said the birds were smuggled from Afghanistan and were destined to be

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Posted in Arab-Afghan Relations, Crime and Punishment, Economic News, Environmental News, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghan Falcon, Endangered Species, smuggling |
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