GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): The Taliban have started digging gold in Maqur district of southern Ghazni province with the help of Pakistani engineers, residents said on Wednesday, but the rebels rejected the claim.
Haji Obaidullah, a tribal elder in Maqur district told Pajhwok Afghan News that the gold mine was located in Koh Band area which had been under Taliban control over the last several years.
“The Zarkashan Mountain which contains a gold mine is being dug by the Taliban with the help of Pakistani engineers,” he claimed . . .
