Afghanistan: 10 Religious Figures Appointed to Monitor Gold Mines

Sep 29, 2023 | Habib Rahman Qooyash, TOLOnews
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The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said that it has appointed 10 Ulema and Hafiz (Quran memorizers) to monitor the extraction of gold mines in Baghlan province. The MoMP said in a statement that the appointed people are tasked with monitoring and to prevent "arbitrary" extraction from mines, and to prevent corruption in the Qara Zaghan gold mine in Baghlan.