The Taliban Stones Commission and the Insurgent Windfall from Illegal Mining [Recurso electrónico] PDF
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CTC Sentinel CTC Sentinel . -- Vol. 10 Issue 3 (Mar. 2017) p. 31-35Summary: The estimated value of Afghanistan’s mineral and
hydrocarbon deposits is more than $1 trillion, but political
instability, corruption, and a robust insurgency have
resulted in the Afghan Taliban and other jihadi groups
penetrating nearly every aspect of the Afghanistan’s lucrative
extractives industry. The Taliban exploit mining sites in
at least 14 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces and now earn as
much as $200 to $300 million annually, the second-largest
revenue stream after narcotics. The Taliban’s increased
footprint in Afghanistan and their efforts to formalize
their role in the mining sector by creating the Dabaro
Comisyoon, or “Stones Commission,” have substantially
enhanced their war chest. The Taliban’s involvement in
Afghanistan’s mining sector will most likely continue to
grow in scale and complexity for the foreseeable future.
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The estimated value of Afghanistan’s mineral and
hydrocarbon deposits is more than $1 trillion, but political
instability, corruption, and a robust insurgency have
resulted in the Afghan Taliban and other jihadi groups
penetrating nearly every aspect of the Afghanistan’s lucrative
extractives industry. The Taliban exploit mining sites in
at least 14 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces and now earn as
much as $200 to $300 million annually, the second-largest
revenue stream after narcotics. The Taliban’s increased
footprint in Afghanistan and their efforts to formalize
their role in the mining sector by creating the Dabaro
Comisyoon, or “Stones Commission,” have substantially
enhanced their war chest. The Taliban’s involvement in
Afghanistan’s mining sector will most likely continue to
grow in scale and complexity for the foreseeable future.
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