KABUL: A total of 12,423 carats of emeralds from Afghanistan’s Panjshir province have been sold for 6.371 million Afghanis in the latest auction, the governor’s spokesperson said.
He added that around 20,000 people are currently employed directly and indirectly in mining and related activities in the province.
According to the spokesperson, 17 types of minerals have so far been identified in Panjshir, and extraction of several of them has already begun.
Panjshir emeralds worth 6.37 million Afghanis sold
