Mine workers in the eastern Afghanistan poured water into jade blocks and exposed green stones, part of the promotion of Taliban authorities using rich mineral resources.
Advertising the reinstatement of security, the Taliban government has rushed to the local and foreign investors to exploit the underground wealth of the country and warn the risk of cutting horns, but has secured an important source of revenue.
According to the UN evaluation in the United States and 2010 and 2013, the resources buried in the rocky scenery of Afghanistan: Afghanistan are worth $ 1 trillion.
The war for decades has escaped these reserves from large -scale exploitation, but since returning to Taliban’s power in 2021, the majority of the total, about 200 local companies, are equivalent to billions of dollars. When signed, the official number shows.
“We want to self -sufficiency in Afghanistan, but we have a disability,” said AFP, a spokesman of the Ministry of Mine.
“I have no experts, no infrastructure or knowledge.”
“We welcome those who want to invest, especially those who have experience in mining,” said Taliban authorities.
Many of these contracts are focusing on mining exploration. This is a process that takes years and cannot be obtained, and experts should be aware that gentle extractions can leave an environmental scar.
The US geological survey focuses on the production of coal, tark and chromite, which increased significantly in 2021 and 2022.
Authorities prioritize resources that may lose their value before working on others, such as lithium.
According to AFP -reviewed documents reviewed by AFP, it regularly publishes a list of embassies of mining projects that can be invited to invite foreign companies.
According to the World Bank, the results are already visible. With a 6.9 % expansion of mining and harvesting, the industrial sector increased by 2.6 % in 2023-2024.
However, the government stated in the December report that “we have auctioned some small mining agreements to meet cash requirements, but have not yet started operations yet.”
In the case of JAVED NOORANI, an expert in the mining sector, the authorities bid “perhaps more than 10 times the unique ability to do things.”
Taliban fought in Kabul for a two -year rebellion with the United States and NATO’s supported Afghanistan, and after the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2021, he lost his power in a quick military campaign.
Most foreign investors have abandoned the country, but security has improved significantly and the national road network has been opened.
Currently, most people are afraid that they are associated with the Islamic Emirates. This is not recognized internationally or under Western sanctions.
However, some countries, which maintain diplomatic and economic relationships with Kabul, such as Iran, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Qatar, have led China to take this opportunity.
“The first thing an investor says when we meet us is that we want to invest now because the county is stable,” he speculated that 150,000 employments have been created since 2021. Afghan is stated.
Despite the improvement of the stability of mountain countries, there is a sporadic attack on foreigners claimed by the Islamic State Group, including Chinese mining workers who were killed in North Takaru in January. did.
The Chinese state -owned company MCC is already operated on the second largest MES AYNAK copper deposit in the world, 40 km away from Kabul, under the 2008 contract revived by the Taliban government.
Afghan said that Chinese companies, especially gold and copper, have secured at least three major mining projects.
In a mining carved from the hillside in Goshta, eastern Nangarhar, Jade is extracted to be used in jewelry.
“Most of our Nefrite will go to China,” said the co -owner of the mine, Havi Braman Kawar.
Kawar is satisfied with his prosperous business, who has never invested in mining before the acquisition of Taliban.
According to the UK -based information recovery center, only 14 mining companies currently active were active under the previous government.
“This suggests that a new series of companies controls Afghanistan’s mining sector,” he said.
The government has refused to disclose the income value, but has gained profit by collecting shares in some companies and collecting royalty.
Shah Buzz Camin Zada, President of Afghanistan and mining clinic, said that some investors ignore international sanctions that they know that they can make money. In a country with strict regulations, “pay billions to start a mine.”
“If the mining experience is very little experience, it is an advantage for the company that comes in if the mining regulations are very small,” it is the president of a non -profit organization that provides technical support for mining. Physiologist David Chambers said. Activities.
This makes it possible to work faster, but he said, “It could cause environmental or economic harm.”
The main danger lies in mining waste because only one percent of the excavated ones are removed.
The rest may contain iron sulfide minerals that contain the ground when they contact water.
The Ministry of Mine claims that it will comply with existing laws to guarantee that the mining will be “cleaned” after mining without providing details.
“All dollars that do not spend a safe tail dam design and cleaning water are profitable,” said Chamber’s.
“But again, it leads to potential long -term costs.”
In Afghanistan, Camin Zada acknowledged that “people have not taken care of for a long time.”
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