3 Protesters Killed in Mining Protest in Afghanistan’s Takhar Province, Interior Ministry Says

Three protesters were killed during clashes over gold mining in Afghanistan’s Takhar province, the Interior Ministry said, after residents opposed extraction activities harming local resources.

The Taliban Interior Ministry confirmed that three protesters were killed during clashes over gold mining operations in Chah Ab district of Afghanistan’s Takhar province.

Spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said residents confronted officials of a gold-processing company, leaving three locals and one company employee dead...