RASC News Agency: The Taliban officials in Panjshir province announced on November 22nd that they have sold the emeralds of the province for the sixth time through an auction to the merchants of the country. The sale was made in the presence of the governor of the Taliban group for Panjshir province, the committee of the monitoring committee of the mines of this group in Panjshir province, and a number of traders. The head of mines and petroleum of the Taliban group in Panjshir province stated that the merchants of the country bought 3,640 carats of emerald for $198,400.
This sale of emerald is not the first one made by Taliban officials in Panjshir province. They had previously sold some of the emerald products of this province, weighing 2,059 carats and worth $117,700, through an auction. The officials of the Taliban group in Panjshir province have claimed that they have obtained more than 11 million Kabuli rupees, the current currency of Afghanistan, from the sale of emeralds in this province. Moreover, they have announced that they have discovered 40 new emerald mines in the Parian district of this province.
However, experts have claimed that the Taliban group in different provinces is looking to loot the country’s mines and use their income to maintain the country’s ruling system and their own interests. The Taliban officials in Panjshir province have been accused of exploiting the natural resources of the province for their own benefit. The sale of emerald by Taliban officials in Panjshir province has raised concerns about the exploitation of the natural resources of the country and the need for proper regulation of the mining industry.
