Afghanistan: Afghan Security Forces Deploy to Prevent Illegal Mining

Jun 8, 2016 | Rahim Faiez, Associated Press
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Afghan authorities are deploying security forces to ensure that insurgents fighting to overthrow the government do not benefit from illegal mining, an official said on Wednesday. The pledge follows recent reports that the Taliban earn tens of millions of dollars each year from illegal extraction and export of minerals, which the government has failed to keep safe. Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said Afghan forces would do more to secure mineral deposits and prevent illegal mining across the country.