PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Residents of Tala wa Barfak, Baghlan-i-Markazi and Nehrin districts of northern Baghlan province on Sunday claimed illegal armed men were illegally extracting mines in some parts of the province.
Rahim Arya, a resident of the Tala wa Barfak district, told Pajhwok Afghan News that a newly-discovered ruby mine in Ashraf valley of the district was being extracted by local illegal armed men, causing the government a huge loss.
He said one kilogram of ruby stone was sold by 5,000 afghanis. He said the mine was discovered four . . .
