Ahead of a Pakistani trade delegation’s visit to Kabul, the Taliban-ledgovernment in Afghanistan has raised the price of imported coal yet again, *GeoNews* reported.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently announced the import of coal fromAfghanistan for power generation, claiming that it will save the countryapproximately $2 billion. He said that the coal from Afghanistan will bepriced in rupees rather than dollars.
Following the announcement by the prime minister, the Taliban governmentraised the price of imported coal from $90 per ton to $200 per ton.
According to Afghan media reports, the Taliban government has raised theprice of coal yet again, this time by $80 per ton.
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According to Ismatullah Burhan, spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Ministry ofMinerals and Petroleum, the new price of coal will be $280 per ton, withimmediate effect.
