The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced the collection of more than 17 billion Afghanis in revenue last year

Officials of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum say that they have collected more than 17 billion Afghanis during the last solar year.

Sheikh Ziaur Rahman Aryubi, Minister of Planning and Policy of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, said in a news conference yesterday that the ministry has collected more than 17 billion Afghanis during the last solar year.

He said: “Mines are national capital and the Islamic Emirate is working decisively for its effective and sustainable protection and use.” We are trying to provide transparency in the mining sector and to use the proceeds in the implementation of civil and national projects and public welfare.

According to the officials of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, in the year 1400, the revenue of this ministry amounted to 2 billion 559 million 522 thousand 536 Afghanis, and in the year 1401, this amount reached more than 17 billion 487 million Afghanis.