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Govt takes control of Kapisa mines after 13 years

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MAHMOOD RAQI (Pajhwok): The government has retaken control of some important mineral deposits in the Ala Sai district of central Kapisa province after 13 years, local officials say.

Ghulam Naqshbandi Sapi, the district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News militants had long been in control of the riches existed in the district centre and Hassanabad area.

Now Afghan security forces have taken control of areas where the mines are located, bringing to a halt the illegal mining.

“Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, national police and Afghan Local Police personnel have been deployed in the . . .

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