Taliban Increases Qashqari Oilfield Production to 900 Tonnes Daily

Mohammad Yaqub Abdur Rahman, the Taliban’s governor for Sar-e-pol Province, announced a significant increase in oil extraction at the Qashqari oil wells.

The daily output has risen from 650 to 900 tonnes, boosting the field's daily revenue to approximately USD 600,000.

In a recent visit to the Qashqari oilfield, Abdur Rahman revealed these figures. His office in Sar-e-pol confirmed this during his Tuesday visit to the site. He mentioned that a portion of the revenue generated from the Qashqari oilfield would be allocated to local development projects. These include the flattening of roads in the Nariband mountain area and the construction of the Sultan Ibrahim dam.

Furthermore, the Taliban's governor disclosed that the operation of the Qashqari oilfield, along with other oil fields in the Amu Darya basin located in Jawzjan and Faryab, has been entrusted to a Chinese company. In the Sar-e-pol and Faryab provinces, three mines - "Qashqari", "Bazar", and "Zamarudsazi" - have been officially registered.

The Taliban estimates the reserves of the Qashqari oil field to be around 87 million barrels.