The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) has announced the transfer of 400,000 tons of coal from Samangan province to Kabul for distribution purpose in 32 areas. The MoMP tweeted the transfer of 400,000 tons of coal, which…
Some residents in northern Takhar province have complained against the two fold increase of coal, firewood and other materials used for heating up homes in winter According to the people last year 7-kilograms of coal was accounted for…
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has been urged to reduce taxes and duties on coal exports to Pakistan. The call came at a meeting, which was attended by business leaders and government officials from the neighbouring countries in…
Transportation of coal from Afghanistan has been discussed at a high-level meeting and Pakistan Railways directed to provide wagons for the purpose. Chaired by Federal Minister for Railways Saad Rafique in Lahore, the meeting decided that stations would…
The Economic Commission has tasked relevant ministries and the Chamber of Commerce with taking steps to use coal for generating electricity. The Economic Commission issued the directives at a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani…
Coal Traders' Union in Mazar-I-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, say coal prices increased following the start of its export to Pakistan three months ago. Traders and officials say that Pakistan previously imported coal from several other…
Over 31 million afghanis revenue has been embezzled from the Northern Coal Enterprise property during the past 13 years, Pajhwok Afghan News has learned reliably The property includes 10 homes and 225 acres of agriculture land. The…
Some 200 poor families received coal in assistance in central Bamyan province, an official said on Wednesday. Provincial Refugees and Returnees department head, Aziziullah Amen, told Pajhwok Afghan News the assistance had been provided by German and each…
The coal enterprise in the northern zone has stopped selling coal extracted from the Shabashak coalmine in northern Samangan province after receiving threats from powerful individuals, causing nearly three million afghanis loss to the government daily, an official…
The National Environment Protection Agency on Tuesday said the increasing use of coal for heating purposes caused air pollution in the western province of Herat. “Using coal is not a proper way of heating because it has…
