FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): The mines department in northeastern Badakhshan province says its revenue declined by 90 percent in the past two years due to delayed process of contracts.
The department head, Mohammad Akbar Anwari, told Pajhwok Afghan News their revenue declined after the Mines Ministry took away the authority of granting contracts from the provincial mines department.
“Individuals and companies who would come to us for contracts are now referred to the ministry where months pass but the contracts are not processed. Such individuals and companies have lost interest and the situation allows illegal extraction of . . .
