The Taliban Department of Mines and Petroleum in Nuristan announced the sale of precious and semi-precious stones valued at 28,475,000 afghanis.
According to local reports and the Taliban department, Sayed Rahim Omair, the Taliban director of mines and petroleum in Nuristan, stated that the sale took place during an open auction on Monday in Kantiwa district.
Omair provided no specifics regarding the total weight of the stones sold, but noted they included tourmaline (beryl/biroj), kunzite, and morganite extracted from Kantiwa's local mines.
He added that from the total proceeds generated through the bidding process, 2,747,500 afghanis were transferred directly into the Taliban government's treasury.
This transaction follows another sale approximately two weeks ago, where precious and semi-precious minerals from Nuristan's Want and Waygal districts fetched nearly 29 million afghanis.
The Taliban administration has heavily prioritized the extraction and commercial sale of Afghanistan's mineral wealth to generate state revenue, drawing ongoing criticism from observers over resource governance.
Source: Local sources and Taliban officials in Nuristan
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