FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Local officials says revenue from the lapis lazuli mines in northeastern Badakhshan province has touched the 1.5 billion afghanis mark in less than a year.
However, the entire amount of money has ended up in pockets of unreconstructed commanders and Taliban insurgents instead of going to government’s depleting coffers.
Lapis lazuli mines in Karano Manjan district and gold mines in Raghestan town are abundant sources of illegal extraction for the Taliban and other strongmen in the remote province.
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