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Emeralds, Rubies, Gold: Taliban Bets On Afghan Mines Worth Trillion Dollars
Taliban government is rushing to court local and foreign investors to exploit the country's underground wealth and secure a crucial revenue stream.
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For Afghan Children, Unexploded Mines From 1970s Pose A Daily Threat
The black mushroom cloud had barely faded in Ghazni province before kids clustered around the edge of the crater created by the mine, one of the devices that kills a child every other day in Afghanistan.
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1 Child Killed, Another Injured In Mine Blast In Afghanistan
One child was killed and another was wounded after an explosive device left over from a past conflict exploded in the Deyak district of Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, Khaama Press reported on Monday.
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China Miner To Set Up Kabul Shop With Eye On Untapped Mineral Deposits
China's mining company Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) will open an office in Afghanistan's capital Kabul by the end of this month, local media reported citing officials as saying on Saturday.
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At Least 10 Dead In Coal Mine Collapse In Afghanistan
At least 10 miners died in Afghanistan after being trapped underground when a coal mine collapsed in the northern province of Baghlan, an official said Thursday.
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10 Mine-Clearing Workers Killed In Afghanistan Gun Attack
Masked gunmen killed 10 people working for the HALO Trust mine-clearing organisation in northern Afghanistan in an attack the government blamed on the Taliban Wednesday, but the UK-based charity said the insurgents actually helped end the assault.
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Blast At Afghan Coal Mine Kills 7: Official
Afghanistan Coal Mine: Seven workers were killed and several more feared dead in northern Afghanistan after a gas explosion caused a coal mine to collapse, an official said on Wednesday.
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9 School Children Killed In Afghanistan Mine Blast
Nine Afghan children were killed on Saturday when a mine exploded as they walked to school, police said, the latest victims in a growing toll of civilian casualties in the war.
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At Least 30 Killed After Gold Mine Collapses In Afghanistan, Say Police
At least 30 people were killed when a gold mine collapsed in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, in the latest tragedy to strike the war-torn country.
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"Don't Blame Anybody, Fault Was Mine": Mumbai Engineer On Pakistan Ordeal
When 33-year-old Hamid Nehal Ansari sneaked into Pakistan from Afghanistan to "rescue" a social media friend from a forced marriage in 2012, he probably expected an ending straight out of a Bollywood romance. The happy ending did come, but years later.
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Emeralds, Rubies, Gold: Taliban Bets On Afghan Mines Worth Trillion Dollars
Taliban government is rushing to court local and foreign investors to exploit the country's underground wealth and secure a crucial revenue stream.
-
For Afghan Children, Unexploded Mines From 1970s Pose A Daily Threat
The black mushroom cloud had barely faded in Ghazni province before kids clustered around the edge of the crater created by the mine, one of the devices that kills a child every other day in Afghanistan.
-
1 Child Killed, Another Injured In Mine Blast In Afghanistan
One child was killed and another was wounded after an explosive device left over from a past conflict exploded in the Deyak district of Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, Khaama Press reported on Monday.
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China Miner To Set Up Kabul Shop With Eye On Untapped Mineral Deposits
China's mining company Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) will open an office in Afghanistan's capital Kabul by the end of this month, local media reported citing officials as saying on Saturday.
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At Least 10 Dead In Coal Mine Collapse In Afghanistan
At least 10 miners died in Afghanistan after being trapped underground when a coal mine collapsed in the northern province of Baghlan, an official said Thursday.
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10 Mine-Clearing Workers Killed In Afghanistan Gun Attack
Masked gunmen killed 10 people working for the HALO Trust mine-clearing organisation in northern Afghanistan in an attack the government blamed on the Taliban Wednesday, but the UK-based charity said the insurgents actually helped end the assault.
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Blast At Afghan Coal Mine Kills 7: Official
Afghanistan Coal Mine: Seven workers were killed and several more feared dead in northern Afghanistan after a gas explosion caused a coal mine to collapse, an official said on Wednesday.
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9 School Children Killed In Afghanistan Mine Blast
Nine Afghan children were killed on Saturday when a mine exploded as they walked to school, police said, the latest victims in a growing toll of civilian casualties in the war.
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At Least 30 Killed After Gold Mine Collapses In Afghanistan, Say Police
At least 30 people were killed when a gold mine collapsed in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, in the latest tragedy to strike the war-torn country.
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"Don't Blame Anybody, Fault Was Mine": Mumbai Engineer On Pakistan Ordeal
When 33-year-old Hamid Nehal Ansari sneaked into Pakistan from Afghanistan to "rescue" a social media friend from a forced marriage in 2012, he probably expected an ending straight out of a Bollywood romance. The happy ending did come, but years later.
