In the ninth official round of emerald sales, 2,539 carats of emeralds extracted from the Panjshir’s mines were sold to domestic traders for more than 347,000 US dollars through an auction held in the provincial capital.
Saifuddin Laton, spokesperson for the Panjshir provincial administration, told Bakhtar News Agency that the auction was held with the participation of national and international traders as well as relevant institutions, and the process was carried out transparently and competitively.
He also stated that the extracted emeralds, after being inspected and packaged, were placed for auction in the presence of a supervisory committee to ensure transparency and trust in the sales process.
Al-Haj Hafiz Mohammad Agha Hakim, the governor of Panjshir, said during the auction that the province’s high-quality emeralds have connected Afghanistan to global markets and played a significant role in attracting both domestic and foreign investors.
Panjshir emeralds, renowned in the region for their quality, have in recent years become one of the country’s most valuable natural resources, and efforts to promote them internationally are ongoing.
