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Fear mount over Taliban revenge; Afghan Mining professional seeks refugee status in the U.S The Skillings Mining Review editorial board received this confirmed communication via Skillings’ INSIDER mining thought leader solicitation a few days ago.
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he Skillings Mining Review editorial board received this confirmed communication via Skillings' INSIDER mining thought leader solicitation a few days ago.
Just after Kabul fell, a message arrived from a fellow mining professional in the heart of Afghanistan. For his protection, we can't provide you with this person's name or specific location. However, we can reveal that he has over ten years of mining, geology, and petroleum engineering experience. The continuation of entrenched political elites in Afghanistan, which extends to the mining industry, is a sad legacy of decades of internal warfare. Afghanistan's substantial mineral reserves, including coal and copper, have been known to the world mining industry for decades. Afghanistan is one of the world's wealthiest mining areas, with an estimated $3 trillion in undiscovered mineral resources and Rare Earth elements.
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…My name is ---- from Afghanistan. I am an official government employee that has worked with different Non Government Organizations (NGOs) in Afghanistan. Now the government has been brought down by the Taliban regime, my family and I are not safe. Therefore I want the American government to give an emigration visa to protect my family from conflict and save my life. I hope you are able to send a humanitarian visa for us. Best regards.
