KABUL (ASA) on Monday warned continued illegal extraction of the country’s mineral wealth would produce problematic security and political consequences.
Suraya Popal, acting ASA director, said this while addressing an academic-investigative seminar “The challenge of finding resolution and international community’s support in preventing illegal extraction of Afghanistan’s mines” in Kabul.
“Illicit mining causes wasting of national capital and will have awkward consequences in security and political arenas,” she said.
“Terrorists and strongmen with illegal extractions and revenues from mines weaken . . .
