Govt loses 25m afs each year to illegal gypsum mining in Balkh

21 Apr 2021 - 11:24
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Gypsum is illegally extracted from mines located in Chamtal district of northern Balkh province by local people and a number of companies, causing the government 25 million afghanis loss each year.
Gypsum mines are located in Chamtal, Khulm and Marmal districts of Balkh province but the mineral is illegally extracted from the ones in Chamtal and Khulm.
Pajhwok Afghan News findings show people use explosives to extract the mineral such as ‘dynamite’ which local officials term as dangerous for environment.
According to local people, the gypsum mines in Chamtal district are under the Taliban control while the ones in Khulm district are under the government’s control.

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