Exploration of Mines In Afghanistan

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Exploration of Mines In Afghanistan

From 1960 to 1993 many Geologist from soviet union, France and Germany researched and explored  many mines across Afghanistan. They designed the geological map of Afghanistan and they also trained many geologist across the country. But due to civil war there research and exploration remained incomplete. And during civil war gemstones were a good source for warlords to smuggle. In a documentary by a French Journalist depicts that some warlords smuggled Emeralds to French and these warlords created a big crack for the economy of Afghanistan. Still in many feudal areas they use Dynamite for extracting these gemstones and the government can’t even take action against them. To come to the point, the reality is that Afghanistan has more than 1500 mineral fields and it worth 1.8 trillion dollars but it is not accurate because it was estimated by Aerial Photography which is not reliable. In the result, we need to exploit and explore the mines across the country professionally.
By: Hamid Mukhtar


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