💎 Taliban Sell Over 7,000 Carats of Emerald from Panjshir Mines

Saifuddin Laton, the Taliban spokesperson for Panjshir province, stated that 7,464 carats of emerald have been sold through open bidding from the province’s mines.
According to him, the emeralds were sold to domestic traders for $106,000 USD.
It’s worth noting that this is not the first time—the Taliban have previously sold emeralds and other precious stones from the mines of Nuristan and Panjshir to both domestic and foreign traders