JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Talc Mining Society in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday said 33 talc factories had ceased functioning, rendering around 20,000 people jobless.
Talc is common ingredient in baby powder, cosmetics, paint, paper and plastics.
The society accused the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) and the Economic High Council of “incorrect decisions,” which led to the closure of the factories.
The society said the problem surfaced after the Presidential Palace approved the High Economic Council and MoMP suggestion to give talc mining . . .
