hecountry.A2010reportintheNewYorkTimessaysAfghanistanmayhaveover$1trilliondollars'worthofmineralreserves."Theongoinginsurgencyandinstabilityintheprovince[Nangarhar]hasnotallowedbusinessestoestablishfactories,"anofficialattheministryofminestoldVOA.Theofficialdidnotwanttobeidentified.Expertssaythatcontinuedsmugglingandbordercorruptionarenotonlyfuelingconflict,butcostingAfghanistanmillionsofdollars.Customsrevenuecollectionshaveincreasedinthepastyear,saysthecountry'sfinanceministry.However,thecountrystillloseslargeamountsoftaxrevenuesduetosmuggling."Surveillanceisweakattheborders.Anindividualwithalicensetoexport100tonsofstoneswouldbeabletoexport1,000tonsinstead,"Sherzad,thecivilsocietyactivist,said."Corruptofficialsturnablindeyetoillegalexportsand,inreturn,theytoobenefitfromit."I'mJohnRussell.
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