Afghanistan, Nov. 4 -- The Taliban administration has signed two 30-year contracts with the Azizi Group to develop natural gas and coal-based power projects in northern Afghanistan.
The contracts cover natural gas extraction at the Jangal-e-Kalan field in Jawzjan province and coal extraction in Pul-e-Khumri, Baghlan province, along with electricity generation from the coal project.
The Taliban's Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs announced the agreements on Wednesday, November 4, saying they were signed between the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, the General Directorate of State-Owned Enterprises and the Azizi Group.
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdul Ghani Baradar attended the signing ceremony at the Government Me...