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| Lapis Lazuli Deposit In Badakhshan Falls To Militants | |
| 2019-07-18 | |
| [ToloNews] A lapis lazuli deposit in Keran Wa Manjan district in the northeastern province of Badakhshan fell to the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... after a clash between the security forces and the bully boyz on Monday evening, multiple sources from the province confirmed on Wednesday. At least 20 security force members were deployed to protect the deposit but there is no report on their fate following the holy warriors' attack. Many mineral deposits are located in disputed areas between the security forces and the Taliban in different parts of the country. Reports indicate that the Taliban receive a big amount of income from illegal mining.
"The lapis lazuli deposit will be a good source of income for the Taliban. The government should not remain silent," said Raees Khaliq, an MP. Meanwhile, ...back at the the conspirators' cleverly concealed hideout Montefiore's foot was still stuck and the hound had completely soaked his uniform with slobber... President Ghani’s front man Sediq Seddiqi said that protecting mineral deposits in the country is the priority of the Afghan forces. "[Afghanistan’s] natural resources are the main target for not only the Taliban, but also a big number of other terrorist groups," Sediqqi said. "We have been protecting our national treasury." The incident happens three years after the Global Witness in a report in 2016 revealed the control of gangs on Badakhshan’s lapis lazuli deposits and also said that the Taliban benefits from the illegal mining of the deposit. The report said the Taliban and local strongmen earn up to $20 million per year from the lapis lazuli deposits. | |
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