The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said that in the bidding process for the sale of precious and semi-precious stones from Nuristan, kunzite and beryl stones from the Mawi mine in Du Ab district were sold for over 42 million afghani.
According to the ministry’s press release, the Islamic Emirate’s share from this bidding amounted to over 4.281 million afghani.
The kunzite and beryl stones from the Mawi mine were sold for a total of 42,814,500 afghani.
Qutbuddin Yaqubi, an economic affairs expert, told TOLOnews: “Extraction, processing, and packaging should be done in the way the world expects. If we do not properly extract, process, and package these highly valuable gems, I am certain the world will not be interested in buying such stones.”
Other experts, highlighting the importance of Afghanistan’s precious and semi-precious stones, emphasized the need to establish processing factories within the country.
Ahmad Firdaws Behgozin, another economic expert, told TOLOnews: “Laws that help improve the extraction of Afghanistan’s minerals should be enacted, and serious monitoring should be conducted to prevent illegal extraction and smuggling so that we can witness positive changes in this sector.”
It is worth mentioning that Afghanistan’s precious and semi-precious stones are internationally renowned for their high quality, and recently, some foreign investors have also shown interest in investing in this sector.
