South African Investors Interested In Afghanistan’s Mining Sector, Says Taliban

On Monday, the Taliban announced that some South African investors, during a meeting with Abdul Ghani Baradar, Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, expressed desire to invest in Afghanistan's mining sector.

According to the Taliban, they also promised to build a well-equipped hospital.

The Office of Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs reported on Monday, about Baradar's meeting with a number of investors and healthcare specialists from South Africa.

These investors stated that they would use advanced technology to extract and process Afghanistan's minerals.

According to the Taliban, South African healthcare specialists promised to support Afghanistan's healthcare sector by constructing a well-equipped and standard hospital.

The Taliban mentioned that foreign companies are active in the mining sector but did not provide transparent information about these companies.