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Afghanistan's coal mines rely on child labor : NPR

Afghanistan's state-run coal industry is going strong in an otherwise shattered economy. Many underage workers are the ones who are extracting the coal. NAHRIN, Afghanistan — On...

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(PDF) Coal resource potential of Afghanistan

forms of sulphur and trace element composition. The coal quality results must be. 0.75%, though some mines, like Karkar and Sabzak, tend to produce high sulphur coals, 2% to 3%. Afghan coals are ...

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What are Afghanistan's untapped minerals and resources?

An Afghan miner pushes a wagon at the Karkar coal mine in Pul-i-Kumri, about 170km north of Kabul, March 8, 2009. ... A 2019 report by Afghanistan's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum put the country ...

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Afghanistan has chromite, lithium. The Taliban wants to cash in

Jawed Noorani, an Afghan mining expert, estimated that the Taliban was collecting more than $1 billion a year in taxes on minerals. Mansfield said the …

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The Taliban's black gold: militants seize on coal to reboot economy

Dozens of men and boys, covered head to toe in coal dust, stream in and out of the mine shafts bored deep into a mountain in northern Afghanistan. In the mines below Nahrain in Baghlan province ...

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Explained: Afghanistan's untapped minerals and resources worth …

A 2019 report by Afghanistan's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum put the country's copper resource at almost 30 million tonnes. An Afghan mining sector roadmap published by the ministry in the same ...

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Exploitation of Mineral Resources in Afghanistan

Mining companies in Afghanistan are wantonly exploiting the country's mineral resources with little or no taxes and royalties going to the government. Contracting of mines has been susceptible to political influence, there is little accountability and sometimes conflicts with local communities have led to violence and deaths. This Peace …

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Afghan official: coal mine blast, collapse kills 6 miners | AP News

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says at least six coal miners have been killed when an explosion in a coal mine caused two separate tunnels to …

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Afghanistan: 2 coal mine workers killed, 35 others fainted

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 15 (ANI): Two coal mine workers were killed, while 35 others fainted due to gas suffocation in Afghanistan's Samangan province, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported citing Taliban's provincial officials. Mohammad Nasim Khybershekan, the Taliban-led district governor of Dara-e-Suf Bala, Samangan …

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Iranians Urged to Invest in Afghanistan's Mining Sector

Iran will initiate mining in Afghanistan's Ghor Province within a month, local officials were quoted by Fars News Agency as saying earlier. An Iranian company has signed contracts to start ...

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Afghanistan has vast mineral wealth but faces steep challenges …

After the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the Soviets began development of the mine but it was suspended in 1989 following Soviet withdrawal from the country. The high-grade portion of ...

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5 miners die, 4 missing in coal mine collapse in Afghanistan | AP …

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A makeshift coal mine collapsed Tuesday in northern Afghanistan, burying five miners and leaving four more missing, a provincial …

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Afghan miners killed in coal mine collapse

At least 24 miners have been killed in a collapse in a coal mine in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province, officials said. The collapse occurred after a gas explosion on Saturday evening at ...

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Conservancy gets $17.5M grant to restore streams in former coal mining

18 hours agoEarth Conservancy says streams like this one in the Nanticoke Creek Watershed are often dry because water spills into former coal mines. Courtesy of Earth Conservancy Significantly eroded banks ...

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A Look at Afghanistan's Untapped Minerals, Resources

Afghanistan is rich in resources such as copper, gold, oil, natural gas, uranium, bauxite, coal, iron ore, rare earths, lithium, chromium, lead, zinc, gemstones, talc, sulfur, travertine, gypsum ...

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Cash-Strapped Taliban 'Exploiting' Afghanistan's Natural …

Afghanistan has significant deposits of coal. Out of the country's 80 coal mines, 17 are operational, with most located in central and northern Afghanistan. Much of the coal is...

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SPECIAL REPORT

Afghanistan's Emerging Mining Oligarchy Summary • Afghanistan is rich in mineral resources, the value of which has been roughly estimated at as much as $1 trillion. • The country may, however, be following a "paradox of plenty" path in tendering its mining sector to private investors. The risk is not insignificant.

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Coal mining is a dangerous job. In Afghanistan, kids often do

Coal mining is a dangerous job. ... You don't have to travel too far outside of Kabul to see signs that coal is king in Afghanistan's economy these days. ... NPR News, Nahrin, Afghanistan.

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At Least 10 Dead In Coal Mine Collapse In Afghanistan

Kabul: At least 10 miners died in Afghanistan after being trapped underground when a coal mine collapsed in the northern province of Baghlan, an official said Thursday. Thirteen workers were ...

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Taliban's return clouds plans for Afghan resource projects

An Afghan miner sifts through coals at the Karkar coal mine in Pul-i-Kumri, about 170km north of Kabul, March 8, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood/Files Acquire Licensing Rights

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Afghan mines among world's most dangerous

Kabul, Afghanistan – When residents near the Abkhorak mine in northern Afghanistan heard of the coal mine's collapse, they immediately rushed to free the 57 miners trapped beneath the debris.

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Afghanistan Coal Mining News Monitoring

Afghanistan Coal Mining News Monitoring. Get by Email • RSS. Published on Oct 8, 2023. Developing Afghanistan's mines will uplift Afghans. Afghanistan is one …

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Young Boys Work in Dangerous Mines As Afghanistan Prioritizes Coal

June 2, 2022, 8:59pm. SAMANGAN, Afghanistan – Noorullah says he's 18, but he looks years younger, despite the layer of coal dust on his slender face. Huddled in the darkness of a narrow coal ...

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Afghanistan Coal Mining News Monitoring

Afghanistan Coal Mining News Service from EIN News. Mining Industry Today. Questions? +1 (202) 335-3939. Set Up FREE Account Submit Release. About News by Country News by Industry Get News Alerts; Press Releases ... Developing Afghanistan's mines will uplift Afghans

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Afghanistan's Conflict Minerals: The Crime-State-Insurgent Nexus

[23] Hadi Ghafari, "Child Labor Exploited in Bamyan Coal Mines," Pajhwok Afghan News, July 12, 2011. [24] "Afghanistan Unable to Use Mines: Senate House," ToloNews, May 31, 2011. [25] Richard A. Oppel, "Corruption Undercuts Hopes for Afghan Police," New York Times, April 8, 2009; personal interview, Javed Noorani, an Afghan ...

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Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan

Data on more than 1000 Afghanistan deposits, mines, and occurrences were compiled from ... The data include information on metals, nonmetals, construction materials, coal, and peat. Three previous compilations of Afghanistan mineral resources were the dominant sources used for this effort. In 1995, the United Nation's ...

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Coal mining is a dangerous job. In Afghanistan, kids often do

Coal mining is a dangerous job. ... You don't have to travel too far outside of Kabul to see signs that coal is king in Afghanistan's economy these days. ... NPR …

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Coalmining in Afghanistan – in pictures | World news | The Guardian

Wed 16 Nov 2022 02.00 EST. A young boy stands outside the coalmine in Afghanistan's Baghlan province, in the north of the country. Miners load up donkeys with coal before leading them to a ...

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China Eyes Investment in Afghanistan's Mes Aynak Mines

For Afghanistan, the contract at Mes Aynak could bring in $250-300 million per year to state revenues, a 17 percent increase, as well as $800 million in fees over the contract's length ...

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The Story Behind China's Long-Stalled Mine in Afghanistan

One-third of the Afghan population lives below the poverty line (earning less than $2 a day) and a further 50 percent are barely above this line. With a per capita GDP of only $595, Afghans hoped ...

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Coal

Afghanistan, above all, has large quantities of anthracite coal which are considered the highest quality in coal ranking. Currently, there are more than 113 coal mining regions for easy exploitation has been identified and thousands of extraction sites are active in the north and north-western Afghanistan.

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Child Labour in Afghan Coal Mines

Child Labour in Afghan Coal Mines Format News and Press Release Source. IWPR; Posted 6 Apr 2017 Originally published 5 Apr 2017 Origin View original.

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As the Taliban seizes control of Afghanistan, coal is a key source …

Coal played a significant role in financing the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and has strategic importance as the militants seek to govern, experts told …

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Is Dutch Disease Coming to Afghanistan? | The National Interest

In an exclusive interview on a state-owned TV in 2022, Shahabuddin Dilawar, the acting minister of mines and petroleum, explained that Afghanistan has millions of tons of coal reserves in ...

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