Taliban Signs 30-Year-Contract With 3 Qatari Companies For Jabal Siraj Cement

The Taliban’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum signed a 30-year contract with three Qatari companies for the cement project in Jabal Siraj district of Parwan province.

At the signing ceremony of the contract, Shahabuddin Delawar, Taliban’s Minister of Mines and Petroleum, said that more than USD 220 million will be invested in this project.

The contract was signed on Thursday, October 12.

Delawar added that about five thousand people will be directly employed in this project and about 1.5 million tonnes of cement will be produced annually due to the project.

The Jabal Siraj cement factory was founded in 1957. It subsequently changed to a state-owned enterprise and has since operated under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum.