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Responsible MineralsReport
Talc: the everyday mineral funding Afghan insurgents
How talc from Afghanistan’s opaque and poorly regulated mining sector is helping fuel the Islamic State and Taliban
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Responsible MineralsReport
War in the Treasury of the People: Afghanistan, lapis lazuli and the battle for mineral wealth
The Taliban and other armed groups are earning up to 20 million dollars per year from Afghanistan’s lapis mines, the world’s main source of the brilliant blue lapis lazuli stone.
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Responsible MineralsPress release
Afghanistan’s new mining law risks falling short in the fight against corruption
The worrying weaknesses in the new Afghan mining law must be revised if it is to allow the country’s huge mineral wealth to benefit its people, rather than continue fuelling corruption and conflict
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Responsible MineralsBriefing
Extractives Policy Briefing: Avoiding the Resource Curse in Afghanistan
A roadmap of steps the Afghan government and international donors can take to help Afghanistan avoid the resource curse
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Responsible MineralsPress release
Trump’s Afghanistan strategy will fail if it does not take on corruption
As President Trump announces his new Afghanistan strategy, Global Witness’ Stephen Carter highlights what is needed for a real change in direction
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Responsible MineralsBriefing
Afghan Civil Society note to the EITI International Secretariat ahead of AEITI Validation
Ahead of the current EITI validation process civil society groups including Global Witness outline a number of serious and persisting concerns
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Responsible Minerals, Oil, Gas & MiningBriefing
Women’s rights and extractive sector abuses in Afghanistan
Policy recommendations to reduce abuses in the mining, oil and gas sectors, and empower women in Afghanistan
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Oil, Gas & MiningBriefing
Sharing the spoils: gender and the mining industry
Who benefits when a mining boom comes to town? The global rush to extract precious resources from the ground has brought both conflict and opportunity to the communities where it has taken root, but the costs and benefits of this billion-dollar industry are rarely evenly distributed.