Clashes over gold mining in Takhar subside but grievances remain, residents say
Residents said they protested over lack of basic services or employment opportunities linked to the gold mine.
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Taliban confirm four killed in Takhar gold mine clashes
Taliban said three local residents and one employee of a mining company were killed in fighting in Chah Ab district.
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Tensions persist over gold mining in northern Afghanistan
“We have no roads, no dams, no clinics or hospitals. Everything is being looted," said a Takhar resident.
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Afghanistan: Protests over gold mining flare again in Takhar
“We are here to seek justice,” said Hibatullah, a resident of Chah Ab.
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Taliban send delegation to probe Takhar gold mine clash
Sources said that at least six people, including five residents and one employee of the mining company, were killed in.
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Six killed in clashes over gold mine in northern Afghanistan, sources say
Taliban have since cordoned off parts of the mining area in a section of the district known locally as Samti.
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Clashes reported between residents, Taliban over mining in Takhar
At least three local residents were wounded in the fighting, sources said.
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China, Pakistan urge action against ‘terrorist groups’ based in Afghanistan
“The two sides called for more visible and verifiable actions to dismantle and eliminate all terrorist organisations based in Afghanistan,”.
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Unexploded ordnance threatens lives in Maidan Wardak, residents say
Other residents said Maidan Wardak had witnessed heavy fighting over the past two decades and that remnants of the conflict.
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Clash erupts in northern Afghanistan over gold mining project
Residents of Chah Ab district confronted workers of the mining company and damaged equipment and vehicles, the sources said.