LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Hundreds of tons of limestone are illegally being extracted in southern Helmand province and then smuggled to neighboring Pakistan, public representatives claimed Thursday.
Attaullah Afghan, the provincial council (PC) chief, told reporters in Lashkargah, Helmand’s capital, that the authorities concerned had been unable to control unlawful extraction of the stone in Khaneshin district of the province.
He said the stone was being extracted by smugglers in connivance with some government officials and then shifted to Pakistan for processing.
The public representative believed . . .
