Panjsher: Nearly 3,000 carats of emeralds fetch 19m afs

PARAKH (Pajhwok): The Department of Mines and Petroleum in central Panjsher province has sold 2,807 carats of emeralds for more than 19 million afghanis, the provincial media office said on Tuesday.

A statement from the media office said the high-quality emeralds of Panjshir have been able to connect Afghanistan with global markets and play an important role in attracting the attention of domestic and foreign investors.

An international company from India has invested up to three million US dollars in the extraction and trade of Panjshir emeralds.

Meanwhile, Governor Hafiz Mohammad Agha Hakim, while emphasizing technical and standard mining, said that the main effort is to stabilize mines and provide job opportunities for the youth.

Recently, significant progress has been made in the field of mining in the province and mining areas are being developed day by day.

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