Via Afghanistan’s ATN News, a report and video of
the first Qashqari oil extraction starts in Afghanistan’s Sar-e-Pul province:

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) says a test extraction from the first Qashqari oil well has kicked off in Afghanistan’s Sar-e-Pul province.

In a trip to the province on Saturday, Minister of Mines and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delawar said the oil of this province is one of the important economic resources of the country.

Delawar stated that using the revenues of oil extraction is one of the priorities of Islamic Emirate to implement other projects in the country.

In the near future, 100 tons of oil will be extracted daily from Qashqari oil wells in the province, he said.

He also added that the revenues of these mines will be used for the development of the country.

Economic experts meanwhile say the processing of petroleum products should be done inside the country because the processing inside will create jobs for many citizens.

It should be noted that there are ten wells in the Qashgari oil field of Sarpol, five of which are active, and “Afghan China” company has started drilling twelve wells in the Qashgari field and two more wells in Agh Darya, which is related to the center of Sarpol. Is.

Currently, there are ten wells in Sar-e-Pul Qashqari oil area, five of which are active. In addition, Afghan China company has started the work of drilling twelve wells in Qashqari area and two more wells in Aq Darya, which is related to the center of the province.