Trial Extraction From Oilfields in Northern Afghanistan Initiated By Taliban
The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency reported that extraction from the first Qashqari oil well in Sar-e-Pul province has been initiated on a trial basis.
The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency reported that extraction from the first Qashqari oil well in Sar-e-Pul province has been initiated on a trial basis.
Shahabuddin Delawar, the Taliban’s minister of Mines and Petroleum, said that these oilfields are one of the most important economic resources of Afghanistan.
Delawar said that the Taliban will utilise the revenue generated from the oil extracted from these fields to implement other projects of the group in Afghanistan.
On April 8, 2022, the Taliban initiated the plan to extract oilfields in Sar-e-Pul province. Zabihullah Mujahid, the group’s spokesperson had said that 200 tonnes of oil would be extracted from the Qashqari mine in Sar-e Pul daily.
There are three oilfields in Sar-e Pul and Faryab provinces with an estimated 87 million barrels of oil reserves.
