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Coal mining resumes after 10 years in Bamyan

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BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Coal mining in Kohmard district of central Bamyan province has resumed after a decade, providing job opportunities to hundreds of people.

Deputy Governor Maulvi Ansa Azizi told Pajhwok Afghan News on the occasion: “This mine was previously extracted by locals and sold to a private company, but now with its resumption many people will be provided with employment.”

He said the contracting company must pay 2,500 afghanis to the government against each coal briquette.

He said the coal mine in Kohmard district was supposed to be handed over to MCC China Company and the company would . . .

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